Effects of High-intensity Exercise Training on Physical Fitness, Cognition, Language in Post-stroke Aphasia

Open to people ages 18-80

• aphasia following single or multiple ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke;
• at least 6 months from the last stroke;
• proficient in English before the stroke;
• at least 8 years of education;
• between the ages of 18 and 80;
• independent with ambulation without a device (single-point cane accepted);
• medically stable with no contraindications to participate in regular physical exercise as determined by the patient's own primary care provider or other treating provider.

• prior history of dementia, neurologic illness (other than stroke), or substance abuse;
• significant visual or hearing disabilities (e.g., neglect, uncorrected visual or hearing loss) that interfere with testing;
• per self-report uncontrolled cardiorespiratory and/or metabolic disorders incompatible with exercise.