Does High-intensity Exercise Lead to Better Functional Outcomes Early After Stroke in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting?

The patients are all admitted with an acute/ subacute stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation ward. They are randomized into a high intensity exercise or a low intensity exercise group that will last for 20 consecutive sessions. At the end of the experimental period, outcomes including functional outcomes, questionnaires, physical activity and fNIRS (functional near infrared spectroscopy) measurements will be compared between the two groups.