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Exercise for Adults With Parkinson Disease

NCT02615548 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-11-22

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Summary

Physical activity is a key intervention used to reduce the healthcare costs and the negative consequences of Parkinson Disease (PD) by improving walking and balance and reducing the number of falls. However, not all exercise classes provide the same results for people with PD. Specific exercises designed to target the features of PD have shown greater outcomes than generic physical activity. The exercise principles include high-intensity (size and speed) movement, task repetition, rhythmical rocking, mental imagery, cognitive strategies, treadmill walking, and making use of internal and external cues. Collectively these PD-specific exercises can be designed to be run in exercise groups. Structured exercise groups also include social interaction that is known to improve depression and apathy, both of which are features common in people with PD.

This study will compare the effect of specific, long-term community-based exercise class on balance, walking, quality of life, and mood compare to self-directed exercise.

Investigators anticipate that participants from the community-based, long-term intervention will show better improvements in balance and walking compare to participants that are self-directing their activities.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

community-based exercise class

This intervention will be held in a community centre, twice per week, for 36 weeks.The participants will have an educational session regarding importance of regular exercise.The class will consist of evidence-based exercises such as: sustained, high effort exercises, resistance exercises, and endurance training.Two trainers with specific for Parkinson Disease training will lead the class.

OTHER

self-directed physical activity

Participants from this group will have an educational session regarding importance of regular exercises for Parkinson Disease and will be asked to stay as active as possible.Both groups will be asked to fill out physical activity diary.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vancouver Coastal Health

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Diana Krasteva, Bachelor's · Vancouver Coastal Health/ University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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