Clinical trial NCT04332458: Motivators and Barriers for Physical Activity in Patients With Minor Stroke
Official title: Motivators and Barriers for Physical Activity in Patients With Minor Stroke
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke, Ischemic
Keywords: physical activity
motivators for physical activity
barriers for physical activity
secondary stroke prevention
Lead sponsor: Herlev Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-04-02
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Focus group interviewing a cohort of patients with stroke (one group with previous exercise experience and a group without)
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity in patients discharged from hospital for a minor stroke or TIA. The study has a qualitative research design and will be conducted by focus group interviews.

Detailed description: Little is known about motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge for patients with a minor stroke or TIA. These patients have few and temporary symptoms and are therefore discharged early from the hospital or seen in a outpatient TIA clinic. Standard treatment are preventive medication and advice on self-managed lifestyle changes. Occurrence of one ischemic stroke or TIA predisposes to further ischemic strokes and patients are at risk of developing cognitive deficits or vascular dementia over time unless multiple preventive measures are taken including physical activity. The purpose is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge by focus-group interviewing this potential fragile group of patients. The research team want to facilitate the patients to be physically active and thereby prevent a recurrent stroke and slow the progression of vascular diseases.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) without the need of a re-habilitation plan, but needs an exercise plan in order to prevent a recurrent stroke
* Patients who have participated in ≤ 1 hour of vigorous intensity activity on weekly basis within the last 3 months
* Patients able to speak, read, and understand Danish
* Patients ≥ 18 years of age and able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with previous large artery stroke with sequelae preventing aerobic exercise in groups
* Symptoms or comorbidities preventing aerobic exercise in groups
* Dyspnoea caused by heart or lung diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))
* Aphasia or dementia interfering with participation in aerobic groups exercise
* Patients with Intermittent claudication/vascular claudication

Primary outcomes:
measure: Motivators for physical activity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: Barriers for physical activity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Copenhagen
country: Denmark
facility: Herlev Hospital
state: Herlev
Study officials:
affiliation: Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Department of Neurology
name: christina Kruuse, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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