The ExStroke Pilot Trial: Rationale, design, and baseline data of a randomized multicenter trial comparing physical training versus usual care after an ischemic stroke

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 410-417

  Krarup, Lars Henrik ^a,b   Gluud, Christian ^b   Truelsen, Thomas ^a   Pedersen, Anders ^a   Lindahl, Marianne ^a   Hansen, Lotte ^a   Michelsen, Sascha ^a   Andersen, Grethe ^c   Zeng, Xianrong ^d   Kõrv, Janika ^e   Oskedra, Adam ^f   Boysen, Gudrun ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshopitalet ^*  (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^f INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke; Physical activity; Randomized clinical trial; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41949140682     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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