Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Individuals With Transient Ischemic Attack
Lead Sponsor:
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions:
Transient Ischemic Attack
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Brief Summary
It is hypothesized that the addition of formal cardiac rehabilitation to standard care will result in long-term improvements in cardiovascular fitness and functional capacity in individuals who have s...
Detailed Description
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is defined as an episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain ischemia lasting less than 24 hours. Once an individual has suffered a TIA, preventative me...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosed with TIA
- Three months post-TIA
- Ability to understand the process and instructions for exercise training and provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Resting Blood Pressure greater than 160/100 despite medication
- Other cardiovascular morbidity which would limit exercise tolerance (heart failure, abnormal BP responses or STsegment depression \> 2 mm, symptomatic aortic stenosis, complex arrhythmias)
- Current and extensive exercise participation
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Unstable Angina
- Orthostatic BP decrease of \> 20 mm Hg with symptoms
- Other musculoskeletal impairments which would limit the participants ability to walk sufficient durations
- Pain or other co-morbidities (e.g., unclipped aneurysms, uncontrolled seizures etc.) which would preclude participation
- Cognitive or behavioural issues that would limit participation in exercise testing and training
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00929994
Start Date
March 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2014
Last Update
April 23 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - Rumsey Center
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4G 1R7