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Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease

NCT07378813 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-02-02

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Summary

This study will compare the effects of high-load resistance training to low-load resistance training, on measures of muscle strength and power and tests of daily performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.

Conditions

  • Activity, Motor

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low-Load Resistance Training

Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person training sessions, twice per week using three sets of eight repetitions per set. During training participants will be allowed 2-minute rests between sets. Exercises will include four upper-body exercises and two lower-body exercises.

BEHAVIORAL

High-Load Resistance Training

Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person training sessions, twice per week using four sets of eight repetitions per set. During training participants will be allowed 2-minute rests between sets. Exercises will include four upper-body exercises and two lower-body exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph F. Signorile, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-30
Primary Completion
2027-05-30
Completion
2027-05-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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