More Steps Towards an Active Life After Stroke - ActForStroke (NCT06715566) | Clinical Trial Compass
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More Steps Towards an Active Life After Stroke - ActForStroke
Denmark50 participantsStarted 2025-01-01
Plain-language summary
The main goal of this quasi-experimental study is to prevent the negative consequences of mobility impairments after stroke. These include recurrent strokes, general deconditioning, and overweight on the physical side, and dependency, isolation, caregiver strain, and reduced quality of life from a psycho-social perspective.
ActForStroke, a combination of high-intensity gait training and subsequent remote coaching and activity monitoring, will contribute to more steps, higher activity levels and increased participation. ActForStroke requires minimal extra resources and can easily be implemented within existing staffing levels.
The investigators want to examine if patients who participate in the ActForStroke intervention are more active one year after stroke.
Patients with stroke will either participate in a combined intervention of high-intensity gait training and subsequent coaching to facilitate physical and social activity or receive standard care.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
See this in plain English?
AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
Inclusion Criteria:
* ≥18 years
* stroke within the last 6 months
* able to give informed consent according to the neurorehabilitation team's evaluation and/or cognitive testing
* receiving rehabilitation for post-stroke functional impairments.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Use of bracing or instrumentation (e.g. ventilator) that limits walking independence in walking outdoors and on stairs
* Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) at admission = 5 (independent ambulator on all surfaces)
* uncontrolled cardiopulmonary, metabolic, infectious or psychiatric disorders
* any disorder that prevented walking \> 50 meters prior to injury
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
1
Physical activity
Timeframe: From baseline up to 12 months after stroke, 4 assessments will be conducted at inclusion to the study, 2 weeks after inclusion, 6 months and 12 months after stroke.