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The Effect of Exercise on Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

NCT00591344 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2015-03-05

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Summary

The goal of this trial is to compare the effect of two different exercise programs on neuro-physiological, motor, functional, and quality-of-life issues in individuals with Parkinson's disease to determine which program is most beneficial.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Progressive resistance training

Exercise twice a week for 2 years doing either progressive resistance training. The The PRE program consisted of 11 strengthening exercises: chest press, latissimus pull downs, reverse flys, double leg press, hip extension, shoulder press, biceps curl, rotary calf (ankle plantar flexion), triceps extension, seated quadriceps extension and back extension.

BEHAVIORAL

Modified Fitness Counts

The modified Fitness Counts program was taken from Chapters 2 and 3 of the Parkinson's disease: Fitness Counts booklet and focused on non-progressive stretching, strengthening and balance exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Corcos, Ph.D. · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
67 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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