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Last refreshed on: 12 November 2012
Main ID:  NCT00929994
Date of registration: 29/06/2009
Primary sponsor: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Public title: Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Individuals With Transient Ischemic Attack
Scientific title: Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Individuals With Transient Ischemic Attack
Date of first enrolment: March 2010
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00929994
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Dina Brooks, PhD
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Telephone: 416-978-1739
Email: Dina.Brooks@utoronto.ca
Affiliation: 
Name:   Sandra Black, MD
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Affiliation:  Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Centre
Name:   Dina Brooks, PhD
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Affiliation:  Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Name:   Paul Oh, MD
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Affiliation:  Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Name:   William E McIllroy, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Waterloo
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosed with TIA

- Three months post-TIA

- Ability to understand the process and instructions for exercise training and provide
informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- 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 participant's 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



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Transient Ischemic Attack
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Primary Outcome(s)
Primary outcomes include improvements in cardiovascular fitness, functional capacity, and physical activity levels in individuals with TIA. This will be measured using a cardiopulmonary exercise test and a 6 minute walk test. [Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary outcome measures are plasma lipid analysis, questionnaires pertaining to quality of life, physical activity and diet diaries, and results from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and MRI analysis. [Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
Brooks - 001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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