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StrokeNCT05461976

Promoting Physical Activity After Stroke Via Self-management

A study testing Home-based self-management exercise program in people with Stroke, run by Federal University of Minas Gerais at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Practising physical activity after a stroke is essential for the secondary prevention of stroke. However, the major individuals after stroke are sedentary. Individuals after stroke with mild disabilities could have fewer barriers to this practice. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Stroke
What is being tested?
Home-based self-management exercise program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
11 Aug 2022to 21 Oct 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • time since stroke less than 6 months;
  • ≥18 years of age;
  • be able to walk 10 meters independently at a speed ≥ 0.8 m/s without any walk devices;
  • had no cognitive impairments (determined by the cut-off scores on the Brazilian version of the Mini-Mental State Examination);
  • be sedentary (steps counts less than 5000 steps/day).

Who cannot join

  • have other neurological diseases (e.g. Parkinson, Multiple Sclerosis);
  • had comprehensive aphasia (evaluated by simple motor command: "lift your good arm and raise your hand");
  • have any other conditions that would prevent participation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Aline Alvim Scianni

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study of a Home-based Self-management Exercise Program for Sedentary Individuals With Mild Disability After Stroke

Practising physical activity after a stroke is essential for the secondary prevention of stroke. However, the major individuals after stroke are sedentary. Individuals after stroke with mild disabilities could have fewer barriers to this practice. Thus, finding ways to promote physical activity after stroke in these individuals is important for them and public health. Interventions that consider behaviour change strategies are a good way to change a habit and could improve physical activity levels. Self-management interventions have been used to promote behaviour change in the stroke population.

The aim of this pilot trial will be to determine the efficacy of a self-management program to increase physical activity levels in stroke survivors with mild disability through 6 home-based sessions of self-management exercise over 3 and 6 months in a low-income country. Our secondary aims are to evaluate the effect of a self-management program on walking, exercise self-efficacy, participation, quality of life, depression and cardiovascular risks after 3 and 6 months.

Read the detailed description

One-quarter of stroke events in the world are recurrent. Stroke secondary prevention is essential for this population and health politics. The practice of a physical activity is a good option to reduce the chance to develop a second stroke. Self-management interventions have been used in the stroke population to increase physical activity. However, a review showed that the efficacy of this intervention to improve physical activity is inconclusive. Recently, a study of feasibility made in Brazil about the self-management approach showed positive results in this intervention to increase physical activity after stroke survivors with mild impairment. In addition, the results can be more beneficial for sedentary individuals. The aim of this study will be to test the efficacy of a home-based self-management exercise intervention to improve physical activity levels in sedentary individuals with a mild disability after stroke. The specific questions are:

In sedentary individuals with a mild disability after stroke,

  1. Is a home-based self-management exercise effective in improving physical activity effective at increasing the number of steps taken per day?
  2. Does any improvement in physical activity carry over to improvements in cardiovascular risk, walking ability, depressive symptoms, exercise self-efficacy, social participation and quality of life?
Conditions
Stroke
Being tested
Home-based self-management exercise program
Keywords
stroke, self-management, physical activity
Medical subject headings
Stroke, Motor Activity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Home-based self-management exercise programBehavioural

    Session 1 will includes education about stroke. Session 2 will includes feedback on behaviour performance on initial measurement outcomes, health consequences of the physical inactivity, answering an exercise preferences questionnaire, generation of a list of goals, delivering a smartband and a diary to self-monitoring. Session 3 will includes reviewing of goals and strategies to self-monitoring, encouragement, rising barriers to exercise and potential solutions to them, development of a weekly schedule physical exercise, implementation of the physical exercise session with participant and delivering a paper-exercise guide. Session 4 will includes reviewing of goals and weekly schedule physical exercise, encouragement, problem solving/coping planning, reviewing strategies to self-monitoring and showing to participant a video with another stroke survivors which are physically active. Sessions 5 and 6 will be the same as session 4 with exception of vicarious reinforcement.

Study groups in NCT05461976
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Home-based self-management exercise programExperimentalA home-based self-management exercise program will be implemented based on behaviour change techniques on the approach of Social-Cognitive Theory and Control Theory. In the present study, we will use the following behaviour changes techniques: health consequences, action planning, graded tasks, problem-solving/coping planning, modelling of the behaviour, vicarious reinforcement and non-specific encouragement, feedback on behaviour, self-monitoring on behaviour, review behaviour goals and goal setting (behaviour). The program will include six sessions of self-management with an average duration of 60 minutes. The intervention will be delivered individually and face-to-face in the participant's home by a physical therapist over 10 weeks.
Receives: Behavioral: Home-based self-management exercise program
Control GroupNo interventionThis group will receive one session about education on risk factors after stroke and usual care.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change from baseline physical activity level at 3 months and 6 months

    We will measure the level of physical activity through steps taken per day using the Actigraph wGT3X-BT. The participants will be informed to use the device during the waking hours, except during water activities.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Body mass index

    body mass index (BMI) (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2)

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  2. Waist circumference

    waist circumference (centimeters)

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  3. Blood pressure

    systolic and diastolic blood pressure (millimeters of mercury)

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  4. Depression

    Will be measured with the short version of the Geriatric Depression Scale. The results will be expressed in scores of 0-15. The 0 is the worse score.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  5. Walking capacity

    Will be measured through the distance covered in the 6-Minute Walk Test.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  6. Walking speed

    Will be measured through the comfortable and maximum walking speed, with the 10- Meter Walk Test.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  7. Self-Efficacy for exercise

    Will be measured through the Self-Efficacy for Exercise. The results will be expressed in scores of 0-10. The 0 is the worse score.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  8. Social participation

    Will be measured through the participation domain of the Stroke Impact Scale. The results will be expressed in percentage 0-100%. Higher percentage demonstrate better social participation levels.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

  9. Perception of quality of life

    Will be measured through EuroQual-5D. The results will be expressed in scores of 0-100. The 0 is the worse score.

    Measured: 3 months, and 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Jul 2022
  2. Study start11 Aug 2022
  3. Primary completion21 Oct 2023
  4. Study completion21 Oct 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05461976
Sponsor's protocol ID
65672517.6.0000.5149
Status last verified
Nov 2023
First submitted
6 Jul 2022
Last updated
22 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: There is not a plan to make IPD available.

Publications

  • Benjamin EJ, Muntner P, Alonso A, Bittencourt MS, Callaway CW, Carson AP, Chamberlain AM, Chang AR, Cheng S, Das SR, Delling FN, Djousse L, Elkind MSV, Ferguson JF, Fornage M, Jordan LC, Khan SS, Kissela BM, Knutson KL, Kwan TW, Lackland DT, Lewis TT, Lichtman JH, Longenecker CT, Loop MS, Lutsey PL, Martin SS, Matsushita K, Moran AE, Mussolino ME, O'Flaherty M, Pandey A, Perak AM, Rosamond WD, Roth GA, Sampson UKA, Satou GM, Schroeder EB, Shah SH, Spartano NL, Stokes A, Tirschwell DL, Tsao CW, Turakhia MP, VanWagner LB, Wilkins JT, Wong SS, Virani SS; American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2019 Mar 5;139(10):e56-e528. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000659. No abstract available.

    PubMed 30700139
  • Kleindorfer DO, Towfighi A, Chaturvedi S, Cockroft KM, Gutierrez J, Lombardi-Hill D, Kamel H, Kernan WN, Kittner SJ, Leira EC, Lennon O, Meschia JF, Nguyen TN, Pollak PM, Santangeli P, Sharrief AZ, Smith SC Jr, Turan TN, Williams LS. 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2021 Jul;52(7):e364-e467. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000375. Epub 2021 May 24. No abstract available.

    PubMed 34024117
  • D'Isabella NT, Shkredova DA, Richardson JA, Tang A. Effects of exercise on cardiovascular risk factors following stroke or transient ischemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Rehabil. 2017 Dec;31(12):1561-1572. doi: 10.1177/0269215517709051. Epub 2017 May 19.

    PubMed 28523989
  • Jones TM, Dean CM, Hush JM, Dear BF, Titov N. A systematic review of the efficacy of self-management programs for increasing physical activity in community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury (ABI). Syst Rev. 2015 Apr 19;4:51. doi: 10.1186/s13643-015-0039-x.

    PubMed 25927591
  • Caetano LC, Ada L, Romeu Vale S, Teixeira-Salmela LF, Scianni AA. Self-management to promote physical activity after discharge from in-patient stroke rehabilitation: a feasibility study. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2023 Jan;30(1):32-42. doi: 10.1080/10749357.2021.1978630. Epub 2021 Sep 28.

    PubMed 34581249
  • Alvarenga MTM, Ada L, Preston E, Sant'ana RV, Teixeira-Salmela LF, Scianni AA. Home-based self-management for physically inactive individuals with mild walking disability after stroke: a randomised pilot study. Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Nov;47(22):5780-5787. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2489762. Epub 2025 Apr 12.

    PubMed 40219905
  • Alvarenga MTM, Ada L, Preston E, Caetano LCG, Teixeira-Salmela LF, Scianni AA. Home-based self-management for sedentary individuals with mild walking disability after stroke: protocol for a randomised pilot study. BMC Neurol. 2023 Nov 20;23(1):412. doi: 10.1186/s12883-023-03461-7.

    PubMed 37986149

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Home-based self-management exercise program in people with Stroke, run by Federal University of Minas Gerais at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Nov 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from baseline physical activity level at 3 months and 6 months (time frame: 3 months, and 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05461976, which also lists 7 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Nov 2023.

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