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Strength Training and Different Subtypes of Parkinson´s Disease

NCT02966600 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2016-11-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to assess the impact of progressive resistance exercise (PRE) in PD patients with akinesia and rigidity (AR-subtype). The investigators hypothesized the intervention would have a beneficial effect on the study outcomes.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Progressive resistance exercise

The intervention group participated in sixteen PRE training sessions for eight weeks: two sessions per week on non-consecutive days, sixty-seventy min each one.

OTHER

Physical Activity

The control group followed its usual weekly physical activity routine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oviedo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luis Santos, PhD · University School of Sports Medicine, University of Oviedo, Spain. Performance and Health Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport. Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of A Coruna, Spain.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-04-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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