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Whole Body Periodic Acceleration on Activity and Sleep In Parkinson's Disease

NCT02874261 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2017-10-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Whole-body periodic acceleration (WBPA) is a new, non-invasive, and promising therapy for a diverse and growing list of disorders including cardiovascular disease. During WBPA, patients lie in the supine position on a bed that is capable of translating back and forth parallel to the ground, along the head-to-foot axis of the patient. Thus, this treatment is best described as a form of "passive exercise." The frequency of the translation (up to 180 cycles/minute; cpm) as well as the distance traveled (2-24mm) by the bed can be adjusted by the patient or health care professional.

The science behind the therapeutic effects of WBPA still remains largely unknown.

The investigators are observing how WBPA may impact on sleep and activity in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Conditions

  • Sleep Disorders
  • Physical Activity

Interventions

DEVICE

Whole Body Periodic Acceleration

oscillating bed that the subject will lie on 3 days a week for 45 minutes at 140 cycles per minute.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • New York Institute of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Veronica Southard, DPT · NYIT

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-05-31
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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