Status:
COMPLETED
Facilitating Motor Skill Learning in Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Foundation for Neurology
Department of Molecular Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is designed to assess the effects of aerobic exercise on motor learning in Parkinson patients. Specifically, the investigators examine whether a single bout of moderate intensity aerobic exe...
Detailed Description
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by motor control impairments, such as gait disturbances and postural instability. Beneficial effects of exercise a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Parkinson's disease stage 1-3 on Hoehn \& Yahr scale
- Ability to stand unaided and walk without an assistive device
- Stable medication during the study period
Exclusion
- On-off and wearing-off phenomena
- Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
- Clinically relevant cardiovascular or orthopaedic disease
- Severe polyneuropathy
- Cognitive impairment
- Smoking \> 10 cigarettes/day
- Caffeine \> 6 cups of coffee/day
- Alcohol \> 50 g (two glasses)/day
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03245216
Start Date
March 1 2017
End Date
September 30 2018
Last Update
October 24 2018
Active Locations (1)
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1
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Institute of Sport Science and Sport, Gebbertstr. 123b
Erlangen, Germany, 91058