Motivators and Barriers for Physical Activity in Patients With Minor Stroke

Stroke, Ischemic Clinical Trial

Official title:

Motivators and Barriers for Physical Activity in Patients With Minor Stroke

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04332458
• Other study ID #: H-20014119
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: January 16, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Herlev Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity in patients discharged from hospital for a minor stroke or TIA. The study has a qualitative research design and will be conducted by focus group interviews.

Description:

Little is known about motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge for patients with a minor stroke or TIA. These patients have few and temporary symptoms and are therefore discharged early from the hospital or seen in a outpatient TIA clinic. Standard treatment are preventive medication and advice on self-managed lifestyle changes. Occurrence of one ischemic stroke or TIA predisposes to further ischemic strokes and patients are at risk of developing cognitive deficits or vascular dementia over time unless multiple preventive measures are taken including physical activity. The purpose is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge by focus-group interviewing this potential fragile group of patients. The research team want to facilitate the patients to be physically active and thereby prevent a recurrent stroke and slow the progression of vascular diseases.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: January 16, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 21, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) without the need of a re-habilitation plan, but needs an exercise plan in order to prevent a recurrent stroke

• Patients who have participated in = 1 hour of vigorous intensity activity on weekly basis within the last 3 months

• Patients able to speak, read, and understand Danish

• Patients = 18 years of age and able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with previous large artery stroke with sequelae preventing aerobic exercise in groups

• Symptoms or comorbidities preventing aerobic exercise in groups

• Dyspnoea caused by heart or lung diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))

• Aphasia or dementia interfering with participation in aerobic groups exercise

• Patients with Intermittent claudication/vascular claudication

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ischemic Stroke
• Stroke
• Stroke, Ischemic

Intervention

Behavioral:
• A focus group interview
this is a qualitative study using focus group interviewing.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Herlev Hospital	Copenhagen	Herlev

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Herlev Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Motivators for physical activity	The study has a qualitative research design using focus group interviewing	through study completion, an average of 1 year
Primary	Barriers for physical activity	The study has a qualitative research design using focus group interviewing	through study completion, an average of 1 year