Abstract |
In this prospective observer-blinded open-label nonrandomized controlled trial, 25 inpatients with hemiplegia 1-8 months after stroke were assigned to an anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS; n = 14) or a control (n = 11) group: the former received 100 mg metenolone enanthate by intramuscular injection once a week for 6 weeks along with rehabilitation therapy including muscle strength training of the nonparetic lower limb, which consisted of 100 repetitions of isokinetic reciprocal knee extension/flexion (60 degrees /s) on a dynamometer once a day for 5 days a week over 6 weeks, and the latter received rehabilitation therapy alone. The maximal peak torque of the nonparetic lower limb, including the isokinetic (60 degrees /s, 120 degrees /s, and 180 degrees /s), isotonic, and isometric muscle strength of knee extension/flexion, measured every 2 weeks, was compared with the baseline values. Significant increases in peak torque were seen at 2 weeks in 9 of the 10 conditions and at 6 weeks in 8 of the 10 conditions tested for the AAS group but in only 1 and 5 conditions for the control group, respectively. While no contraindications for AAS were encountered, the combination of AAS and muscle strength training tended to have a positive effect on muscle strength after stroke.
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Authors | Megumi Shimodozono, Kazumi Kawahira, Atsuko Ogata, Seiji Etoh, Nobuyuki Tanaka |
Journal | The International journal of neuroscience
(Int J Neurosci)
Vol. 120
Issue 9
Pg. 617-24
(Sep 2010)
ISSN: 1563-5279 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 20707637
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Aged
- Anabolic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
- Female
- Hemiplegia
(rehabilitation)
- Humans
- Knee Joint
(physiology)
- Lower Extremity
(physiopathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Muscle Strength
(drug effects)
- Muscle Strength Dynamometer
- Resistance Training
(methods)
- Stroke
(physiopathology)
- Stroke Rehabilitation
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