Exercise and Brain Health "EBH"
Recruiting
Phase N/A Results N/AEligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adequate language and neurocognitive function to participate in testing and training and to give adequate informed consent- Able to rise from a chair unaided
- Completion of all regular post-stroke physical therapy (if applicable)
- Able to walk 30 feet without human assistance
Exclusion Criteria
- Clinical history of- unstable angina
- recent (< 3 months) myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure (NYHA category II)
- hemodynamically significant valvular dysfunction
- peripheral arterial obstructive disorder with claudication
- major orthopedic, chronic pain, or non-stroke neuromuscular disorders restricting exercise
- pulmonary or renal failure
- poorly controlled hypertension (>190/110), measured on at least two separate occasions
- recent hospitalization for severe disease or surgery
- severe or global receptive aphasia which confounds reliable testing and training
- Other medical condition precluding patient participation in this study as per medical judgment of study team
- Untreated major depression
- Pregnancy
- Alcohol consumption > 3 oz. liquor, or 3 x 4 oz glasses of wine, or 3 x 12 oz. beers per day, by self-report
- Dementia and other major cognitive deficits (based upon clinical evaluation)
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Recruitment
- Enrollment: 300
- Gender: Both
- Minimum Age: 18 Years
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
- 1 location, 1 country
Principal Investigator
- Emily Byrne, BS
emily.byrne@va.gov 410-605-7000