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Task-Oriented Circuit Training as an Alternative to Ergometer-Type Aerobic Exercise Training after Stroke.
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Journal of Clinical Medicine . Jun2021, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p2423. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training is an important treatment strategy to enhance functional recovery and decrease cardiometabolic risk factors after stroke. However, stroke related impairments limit access to ergometer-type exercise. The aims of the current study were (1) to evaluate whether our task-oriented circuit training protocol (intermittent functional training; IFT) could be used to sustain moderate-intensity aerobic workloads over a 10-week intervention period, and (2) to investigate its preliminary effects on cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic profiles compared to constant-load ergometer-type exercise (CET). Forty chronic hemiparetic stroke survivors were randomized to receive 30 sessions of IFT or CET over ten weeks. Similar proportions of participants were randomized to IFT (7/19) and CET (9/18) sustained workloads associated with moderate-intensity aerobic exercise over the study period (p = 0.515). However, CET was associated with more substantial changes in maximal oxygen uptake (MD = 2.79 mL min−1 kg−1 CI: 0.84 to 4.74) compared to IFT (MD = 0.62 mL min−1 kg−1 CI: −0.38 to 1.62). Pre to post changes in C-reactive protein (−0.9 mg/L; p =0.017), short-term glycemia (+14.7 µmol/L; p = 0.026), and resting whole-body carbohydrate oxidation (+24.2 mg min−1; p = 0.046) were observed when considering both groups together. Accordingly, IFT can replicate the aerobic intensities sustained during traditional ergometer-type exercise training. More work is needed to evaluate the dose–response effects of such task-oriented circuit training protocols on secondary prevention targets across the continuum of stroke recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20770383
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150832730
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112423