Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effectiveness of Additional Trunk Exercises on Gait Performance: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: The aim of SWEAT² study is to further explore the effects of additional customized trunk exercises on clinical and biomechanical gait performance. Despite of the evidence demonstrating the importance of trunk control after stroke, studies about the effects of trunk rehabilitation on gait performance are inconsistent. The findings of this study might lead to new scientific insights in the importance of the trunk during gait rehabilitation in people suffering from stroke submitted to a rehabilitation hospital.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients of Los Angeles County+University of Southern California (LAC-USC), Rancho Los Amigos, Olive View-University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), or Harbor-UCLA
* Transient ischemic attack (TIA), ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke within the prior 90 days
* English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin or Cantonese-speaking
* 40 years of age or older
* Capable of giving informed consent (no proxies will be used to obtain consent)
* Systolic blood pressure is 130 mm Hg or greater OR Systolic blood pressure is between 120 mm Hg and 130 mm Hg and there is diagnosed/treated hypertension prior to the stroke or TIA

Exclusion Criteria:

* Younger than 40 years
* Systolic Blood Pressure less than 120 mm Hg OR systolic blood pressure is between 120 mm Hg and 130 mm Hg and there is no known history of hypertension prior to the stroke or TIA
* Speaks language other than English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and Cantonese
* Inability to comprehend the study because of communication or cognitive impairments
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke diagnosis has to be confirmed by the consultant appointed at the rehabilitation centre on the basis of CT or MRI imaging
* Patients with a history of first stroke
* Stroke onset within five months
* Patients who are able to sit independently for 30 seconds on a stable surface
* Hospitalized in the rehabilitation hospital RevArte
* Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* A score of 20 or higher on the Trunk Impairment Scale
* A score of 2 or lower on the Functional Ambulation Categories
* Patients suffering from other neurological and orthopaedic disorders that could influence motor performance and balance
* Patients not able to understand instructions
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of stroke according to WHO's definition of stroke
* Living in the city of Trondheim or the municipalities of Asker or Bærum
* Included 2.5 - 4 months after stroke
* Modified Rankin Scale 0 - 4
* Living at home
* Mini Mental State Examination \> 20 or \> 16 if aphasia
* Provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Are already included in the study
* Are included in other experimental studies
* Unstable coronary function
* Uncompensated heartfailure
* Other diseases that make it difficult to complete the intervention
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ability to understand Swedish language.
* Ability to walk 5 meters with or without the support of any means or person.
* Be able to get up on a cycle ergometer and cycle in their own chosen pace.
* Approval of medically responsible physician to conduct physical training in groups.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Medical or neurological diseases that may affect the exercise execution.
* Patients for whom transportation to and from hospital can not be arranged during intervention period

Answer: B