Status:

COMPLETED

Study in Parkinson's Disease of Exercise

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Pittsburgh

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of exercise on patients who have been recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD). The investigators are going to test two levels of e...

Detailed Description

The overall objective of this study is to determine the futility or non-futility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of exercise on the progression of PD symptoms. The...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of primary Parkinson's disease
  • In a Hoehn and Yahr stage less than stage III
  • Disease duration is less than 5 years
  • Not likely to require dopaminergic therapy within 6 months

Exclusion

  • Use of any PD medication within 60 days prior to the beginning the study, including levodopa, direct dopamine agonists, amantadine, Rasagiline (Azilect), Selegiline (Eldepryl), Artane (trihexyphenidyl).
  • Duration of previous use of medications for PD that exceeds 90 days
  • Expected to require dopaminergic therapy in the next 6 months
  • Poorly controlled or unstable cardiovascular disease
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Hypo- or hyperthyroidism, abnormal liver function, abnormal renal function
  • Mild cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score\<26/30)
  • Depression that precludes ability to exercise (Beck depression score\>13)
  • Disorders that interfere with ability to perform endurance exercises
  • Regular participation in vigorous endurance exercise
  • Evidence of serious arrhythmias or ischemic heart disease
  • Any clinically significant medical condition, psychiatric condition, drug or alcohol abuse, or laboratory abnormality that would, in the judgment of the investigators, interfere with the ability to participate in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

128 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01506479

Start Date

May 1 2012

End Date

November 1 2016

Last Update

October 13 2017

Active Locations (3)

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University of Colorado Denver

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

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University of Illinois, Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

3

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213