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GuidelinePhysical therapy2020

Aerobic Exercise Recommendations to Optimize Best Practices in Care After Stroke: AEROBICS 2019 Update.

Marilyn MacKay-Lyons, Sandra A Billinger, Janice J Eng, Alex Dromerick, Nicholas Giacomantonio, Charlene Hafer-Macko, Richard Macko, Emily Nguyen, Peter Prior, Neville Suskin and 3 more

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In one paragraph

Guideline in Physical therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 100 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
100citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05651945 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Stroke Recovery Program-Cardiac Rehabilitation of Stroke Survivors

TypeinterventionalSponsorHackensack Meridian HealthRan2023 to 2031Enrolled150ConditionsStroke, Cerebrovascular AccidentArmsCardiac rehabilitation program
NCT06949839 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Exercise Program Combined With Respiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Subacute Stroke: a Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAna Lista PazRan2025 to 2027Enrolled64ConditionsStrokeArmsTherapeutic exercise program combined with RMT, Therapeutic exercise program combined with sham RMT
NCT07503522 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Personalized Music-Based Aerobic Exercise Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Subacute Stroke

TypeinterventionalSponsorTrịnh Minh TúRan2026 to 2028Enrolled92ConditionsSubacute StrokeArmsStandard Physical Therapy, Aerobic Exercise With Music
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

100 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 210 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Resistance training for people with stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  5. Combined cardiorespiratory and resistance training for people with stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  7. A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2023
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  12. Energy Cost of Walking in Relation to Impairment and Functional Independence After Stroke: The Role of Walking Speed.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026
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40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 10 institutions in 3 countries.

Marilyn MacKay-LyonsSchool of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, 5869 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sandra A BillingerPhysical Therapy and Rehab Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Janice J EngDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Alex DromerickDepartment of Neurology, Pasquerilla Healthcare Center, Washington, DC.
Nicholas GiacomantonioDepartment of Cardiology, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Charlene Hafer-MackoDepartment of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Richard MackoDepartment Neurology, VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland.
Emily NguyenTrinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Peter PriorDepartment of Psychology, St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada.
Neville SuskinDepartment of Cardiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Ada TangSchool of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Marianne ThorntonChamplain Regional Stroke Network, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Karen UnsworthDepartment of Cardiac Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada.
St Joseph's Health Care · CADalhousie University · CAMcMaster University · CAQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre · CATrinity College Dublin · IEUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USVA Maryland Health Care System · USWestern University · CA

Funding

University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC)P30AG028747 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ALICE S. RYAN · 2006 to 2026
$28.9M
CIHRNIA NIH HHS P30 AG028747
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most stroke survivors have very low levels of cardiovascular fitness, which limits mobility and leads to further physical deconditioning, increased sedentary behavior, and heightened risk of recurrent stroke. Although clinical guidelines recommend that aerobic exercise be a part of routine stroke rehabilitation, clinical uptake has been suboptimal. In 2013, an international group of stroke rehabilitation experts developed a user-friendly set of recommendations to guide screening and prescription-the Aerobic Exercise Recommendations to Optimize Best Practices in Care after Stroke (AEROBICS 2013). The objective of this project was to update AEROBICS 2013 using the highest quality of evidence currently available. The first step was to conduct a comprehensive review of literature from 2012 to 2018 related to aerobic exercise poststroke. A working group of the original consensus panel members drafted revisions based on synthesis. An iterative process was used to achieve agreement among all panel members. Final revisions included: (1) addition of 115 new references to replace or augment those in the original AEROBICS document, (2) rewording of the original recommendations and supporting material, and (3) addition of 2 new recommendations regarding prescription. The quality of evidence from which these recommendations were derived ranged from low to high. The AEROBICS 2019 Update should make it easier for clinicians to screen for, and prescribe, aerobic exercise in stroke rehabilitation. Clinical implementation will not only help to narrow the gap between evidence and practice but also reduce current variability and uncertainty regarding the role of aerobic exercise in recovery after stroke.

Indexed as

ExerciseAlgorithmsBlood Pressure DeterminationExercise TestHeart RateHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMeta-Analysis as TopicPhysical ExertionProgram DevelopmentRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStroke Rehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID31596465
PMCPMC8204880
OpenAlexW2979437218

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Registered trials

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