High Intensity Interval Training for People With Stroke Deficits — HIIT-Stroke  

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: High Intensity Interval Training for People With Stroke Deficits: Optimizing the Exercise Intervention (The HIIT-Stroke Study)

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of an exercise training strategy called high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to moderate intensity continuous exercise (MICE), on walking function and cardiovascular fitness in stroke patients. Hypothesis: HIIT will result in significantly greater benefit to fitness and mobility than MICE.

Clinical Trial Description

Using a randomized design, the study will evaluate the effects of 3 HIT sessions combined with 2 MICE sessions per week on cardiovascular fitness and mobility compared to MICE training 5 days/week. Participants post-stroke will be randomly assigned to either MICE (5 days per week (d∙wk-1)) or combined HIIT (3 d∙wk-1) with MICE (2 d∙wk-1). Both groups will be exercising 5 times per week (walking on a treadmill with harness for fall protection); 3 times at the centre and 2 times at home. Outcome measures will be conducted before and after 24 weeks of training. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT03006731
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University Health Network, Toronto
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2017
• Completion date: August 31, 2023