Stroke in young Adults: Outdoor Rehabilitation version 1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Stroke in young adults: The influence of an outdoor-walking rehabilitation programme on walking performance and quality of life
IRAS ID
271699
Contact name
Hannah Jarvis
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Manchester Metropolitan University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 12 days
Research summary
This research project aims to improve and promote physical activity participation in the outdoors and use outdoor-walking as a form of long-term rehabilitation for young adults who have had a stroke.
This research is specifically focussed on adults of working age (e.g. 18 to 65years classed as young adults) as there is little to no research or rehabilitation programmes for young adults who have had a stroke on how best to regain function and independence to return to social/leisure activities, employment and education. During this study, we will measure how fast a young adult who has had a stroke walks, how much energy they use to walk and how their joints move when walking. We will also use questionnaires to measure how confident a young adult who has had a stroke is and how they feel when outdoors.This project could highlight the positive role of exercising in outdoor natural environments to promote recovery following stroke in young adults. We predict that an outdoor-walking rehabilitation programme could motivate the young stroke population to better engage in their rehabilitation, as walking in more challenging environments could facilitate an increase in the desire to walk outdoors and confidence.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/NW/0237
Date of REC Opinion
11 Aug 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion