New study tests diet and exercise combo to boost mobility in stroke survivors
NCT ID NCT06322030
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a 15-week lifestyle program combining weight management and exercise can improve walking and daily function in obese veterans who had a stroke at least six months ago. Researchers will measure changes in walking distance, daily steps, and overall recovery. The goal is to see if these lifestyle changes can ease common physical and emotional challenges after a stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FOCUS-15 Lifestyle Management Program (diet and exercise training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way to improve walking ability and daily life for obese stroke survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 99 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke survivors. The program requires significant commitment, and not everyone may benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 99 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of stroke at least 6 months prior * BMI \> 30 kg/m2 * Residual paresis in the lower extremity (Fugl-Meyer LE motor score \<34) * Ability to follow instructions, complete training and testing and to communicate exertion, pain and distress * Provision of informed consent * Individuals who meet inclusion criteria must complete an exercise tolerance test and be cleared for participation by the study cardiologist Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to ambulate at least 150 feet or experienced intermittent claudication while walking * Unstable cardiac arrhythmias, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis, angina or dyspnea at rest or during ADL's * Dementia * Life expectancy \<1 yr * History of DVT or pulmonary embolism within 6 months * Uncontrolled diabetes with recent weight loss, diabetic coma, or frequent insulin reactions * Severe hypertension with systolic \>200 mmHg and diastolic \>110 mmHg at rest * Current enrollment in a rehabilitation trial to enhance motor or psychosocial recovery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29401-5703, United States
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