The effect of high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness for non-ambulatory stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial
Jia Hu, Qingqing Yang, Jing Zhang, Jiao Luo, Wenshi Chen, Fubing Zha, Meiling Huang, Yulong Wang, Mingchao Zhou · 2026
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Hu and colleagues ran a trial in 2026 comparing hard interval training with gentle steady training for stroke survivors who cannot walk. Keeping the heart and lungs fit after stroke aids recovery, but the best training style for non-ambulatory patients was unclear. Forty patients were split at random into two groups for four weeks of training, five days a week.
Both groups improved on daily-living and leg-function scores. Peak oxygen uptake, the main fitness measure, rose by about the same amount in both groups, so interval training was not better overall. Subgroup checks told a finer story: patients who started with fair daily-living scores, and those of normal weight, gained more fitness from the hard intervals. The authors say longer, larger trials are needed before intervals can be recommended for this group.
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| CREATOR | Jia Hu, Qingqing Yang, Jing Zhang, Jiao Luo, Wenshi Chen, Fubing Zha, Meiling Huang, Yulong Wang, Mingchao Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |