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Effects of Nordic Walking Exercise on Gait, Motor/Non-motor Symptoms, and Exercise Biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease

NCT04237025 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2022-03-31

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Nordic pole walking exercise on walking function, movement and non-movement Parkinson-related symptoms, and certain exercise-related chemical indicators (bio-markers) in people with Parkinson's disease.

This study will examine both the immediate and long-term effects of Nordic walking (NW) exercise on walking function, PD symptoms and exercise bio-markers after a supervised and individually progressed 6-week NW exercise training period and after a 3-month independent NW exercise phase.

NW, as a task- specific exercise with higher energy demands than regular walking, has good practicality for independent walking exercise once the training program is completed. Therefore, this study will also examine independent NW exercise engagement after a supervised training program to assess feasibility and sustainability of this mode of task-specific aerobic exercise.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Nordic walking exercise

Supervised Nordic Walking (NW) exercise will be conducted in a small group setting with a 2:1 participant to trainer ratio providing individualized training instruction. Training will be conducted for a total of 14 one-hour sessions over a 6-week period. Training will take place at an outdoor community track with progression tasks on hills or grassy terrain. The one-hour training sessions will include a 10-minute warm-up period, 45 minutes of individualized NW training, and a 5-minute cool down period. The target training duration goal for NW exercise will be 45 minutes of continuous walking at moderate intensity based on target heart rate and Rating of Perceived Exertion. NW exercise program will be customized and progressed for each participant by trainers with ongoing assessment of participant's gait pattern, NW technique, and exercise responses during the training sessions. Group comradery and accountability will be facilitated through training in small group training context.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grand Valley State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cathy C Harro, DPT, MS · Grand Valley State University

  • Sok Kean Khoo, PhD · Grand Valley State University

  • Michael Shoemaker, DPT, PhD · Grand Valley State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-15
Primary Completion
2021-12-01
Completion
2021-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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