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However, there are no homogeneous protocols and the biological effects are under investigation.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objective:<\/jats:bold> To investigate the impact of rehabilitation intensity (hours) after stroke on functional improvement and serum angiogenin (ANG) in a 6-month follow-up study.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A prospective, observational, longitudinal, and multicenter study with three cohorts: strokes in intensive rehabilitation therapy (IRT, minimum 15 h\/week) vs. conventional therapy (NO-IRT, &amp;lt;15 h\/week), and controls subjects (without known neurological, malignant, or inflammatory diseases). A total of seven centers participated, with functional evaluations and blood sampling during follow-up. The final cohort includes 62 strokes and 43 controls with demographic, clinical, blood samples, and exhaustive functional monitoring.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The median (IQR) number of weekly hours of therapy was different: IRT 15 (15\u201316) vs. NO-IRT 7.5 (5\u20139), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01, with progressive and significant improvements in both groups. However, IRT patients showed earlier improvements (within 1 month) on several scales (CAHAI, FMA, and FAC; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and the earliest community ambulation achievements (0.89 m\/s at 3 months). There was a significant difference in ANG temporal profile between the IRT and NO-IRT groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). 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