Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE) - A Randomised Feasibility Study
Initiatives
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The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of evaluating the effectiveness of a novel adapted home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme, ‘The Healthy Brain Rehabilitation Manual’, with or without a pedometer intervention, initiated within 4 weeks of a first TIA or minor stroke of atherosclerotic origin.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2016
- Funding
- This research was funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) PhD Academic Clinical Fellowship for the lead author, Dr. Neil Heron, as well as a British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) Doctoral Research Award.
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Heron N, Kee F, Mant J, et al. Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE) - a randomised feasibility study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017;17(1):290. Published 2017 Dec 12. doi:10.1186/s12872-017-0717-9
PUBMED 29233087
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 15
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Patients attending the Ulster Hospital, Belfast.
Clinicians were asked to identify patients attending the Ulster Hospital, Belfast within 4 weeks of a first TIA or minor stroke. Those who agreed to participate underwent assessments of physical fitness, cardiovascular risk, quality of life and mental health, before random allocation to: Group (1) standard/usual care; (2) rehabilitation manual or (3) manual plus pedometer
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Ireland
- Territory
- Belfast
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- TIA or ‘mild’ stroke
- Other criteria
- Excluded patients who had unstable cardiac conditions or contra-indications for exercise training by screening patients using the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) [43].
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Specific population
- Specific Population
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- Clinic patients
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 15
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of evaluating the effectiveness of a novel adapted home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme, ‘The Healthy Brain Rehabilitation Manual’, with or without a pedometer intervention, initiated within 4 weeks of a first TIA or minor stroke of atherosclerotic origin.
- Start Date
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2016
- End Date
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2016
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Mobile phone
- Tablet/laptop
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Mobile data collection