Can a home exercise programme help stroke survivors get moving again?
NCT ID NCT07824570
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing a 12-week home-based programme that combines aerobic exercise, strength training, stretching, and self-management education for people who had a stroke more than six months earlier. The trial enrolls 30 community-dwelling survivors aged 20 to 59 who can walk with or without a device. Participants are randomly assigned to either the fitness programme or a comparison group that receives stroke education and simple stretching. The study measures changes in walking endurance, muscle strength, and physical activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a home-based physical fitness and self-management programme combining aerobic exercise, strengthening, stretching, and education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer stroke survivors a structured way to rebuild fitness and strength at home, without needing a gym or clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study of 30 people, so any benefits may not hold up in a larger trial. Home exercise also carries a risk of injury or falls, and some participants may find it hard to stick with the programme.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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20 to 59 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: * Participants who had been diagnosed with stroke more than 6 months since the accident occurred. * The age ranged from 20 to 59 years. * Able to ambulate with or without an assistive device with a score of (Functional Ambulatory Category ≥3). * Presented with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 5-14 (mild to moderately severe) * Participants who have a sedentary lifestyle according to the Stroke Physical Activity Questionnaire * Participants presented with normal cognitive function * Able to understand and speak the Malay or English language. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants presented with aphasia * Participants with uncontrolled blood pressure * Participants who have contraindications towards submaximal exercise testing, such as active inflammatory heart disease or acute myocardial infarction.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam
Shah Alam, Selangor, 42300, Malaysia
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