SunRISe Study – Stroke Rehabilitation In Suriname

Overview

This study aims to determine the effect of a supervised home-based physical fitness program on the aerobic capacity, quality of gait and health related quality of life in people with chronic ischemic stroke. Secondly, feasibility of the program for implementing a long term lifestyle change will be investigated.

Full Title of Study: “The Effect of a Tele-supervised Home Based Rehabilitation Program on Physical Fitness, Quality of Gait, Upper Limb Disability and Quality of Life in People After Chronic Stroke in a Urban Setting in Suriname. Randomised Controlled Trial.”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: April 2017

Interventions

  • Behavioral: Home base stroke rehabilitation
    • The intervention consists of physiotherapy exercises targeting functional and physical capacity.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Intervention group
    • Stroke patients from the intervention group will be, on top of usual care, offered a holistic home based and semi-supervised stroke rehabilitation program followed by a period of tele-supervision.
  • No Intervention: Control group
    • The participants in the control group will only receive usual care.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Change in peak oxygen uptake
    • Time Frame: 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 5 months after start of rehabilitation

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • ability to give informed consent – ability to understand measurement procedures defined as MMSE >24 – last stroke >6 months ago – mild to moderate stroke deficit defined by Fugl Meyer test score of 27 to 90 for upper and lower extremities – FAC ≥3 – medical clearance to participate in a moderate exercise program – living at home and having a minimum of 5 stairs at home Exclusion Criteria:

  • serious cardiac condition – other serious end organ damage – other neurological deficits leading to disability – uncontrolled blood pressure (systolic pressure >140, diastolic pressure >90)

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: N/A

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • KU Leuven
  • Collaborator
    • Anton De Kom University
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Roselien Buys, Dr. – KU Leuven

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