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Training and Parkinson's

NCT03434327 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2018-09-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the current study is to compare the impacts of specifically designed power training and strength training programs on function and physical performance in Parkinson's patients. Specific aims are to examine the impact of these interventions on performance variables such as balance, strength, power, posture, gait and physical function.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease
  • Weight-Lifting Exercise Program

Interventions

OTHER

Strength Training

Eleven resistance training exercises performed on pneumatic resistance training machines using 2 second concentric and 3 second eccentric contractions at 75-80% of each subjects maximal strength. Subjects will perform 3 sets per exercise, two times per week for 12 weeks.

OTHER

Power Training

Eleven resistance training exercises performed on pneumatic resistance training machines using maximum speed concentric and 3 second eccentric contractions at the load that produces the highest power for the individual. Subjects will perform 3 sets per exercise, two times per week for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-01
Primary Completion
2018-08-01
Completion
2018-08-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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