MacKay‐Lyons 2012.
| Trial name or title | Combined effects of aerobic exercise and cognitive training on cognition after stroke (NCT01674790) |
| Methods | RCT |
| Participants | Target number of participants: 20 participants who are > 6 months after stroke |
| Interventions | Aerobic group: aerobic training (body weight support treadmill training at moderate to high intensity, i.e. 60 to 70% heart rate reserve, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) + motion exercise (non‐aerobic passive and active movement of upper and lower extremity, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) Cognitive group: cognitive training (computerised dual N‐back training programme, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) plus motion exercise (non‐aerobic passive and active movement of upper and lower extremity, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) Aerobic plus cognitive group: aerobic training (body weight support treadmill training at moderate to high intensity, i.e. 60 to 70% heart rate reserve, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) plus cognitive training (computerised dual N‐back training programme that involves a working memory task, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) Control group: motion exercise (non‐aerobic passive and active movement of upper and lower extremity, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) plus unstructured mental activity (e.g. listening to light novels on tape, 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks) |
| Outcomes | Measured at 10 weeks after the start of treatment Primary outcomes: tests for cognition (Flanker test, Raven's matrices test and Sternberg digit memory task) Secondary outcomes
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| Starting date | September 2012 |
| Contact information | Marilyn MacKay‐Lyons, Affiliated Scientist, Capital District Health Authority, Canada Contact: Megan J Freeman Email: mfreema7@gmail.com |
| Notes | The study is expected to end in June 2015 |