Status:

RECRUITING

STEPWISE Parkinson: A Smartphone Based Exercise Solution for Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Movement Disorders

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a smartphone app can increase physical activity in patients with Parkinson's Disease in daily life for a long period of time (12 months).

Detailed Description

Rationale: Exercise affords health benefits for people with Parkinson's disease (PD), but implementing exercise in daily life remains challenging. Moreover, many training programs are not very scalabl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • idiopathic PD
  • Hoehn and Yahr 1-3
  • able to understand the Dutch language
  • able to walk independently
  • equal to or less than 120 minutes of sports/outdoor activities per day (question 5-28 LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire (LAPAQ))
  • less than 7,000 steps/day during 1-month baseline (week -4 until 0)

Exclusion

  • weekly falls in the previous 3 months
  • medical conditions that hamper mobility other than PD
  • living in a nursing home
  • cognitive impairments that hamper use of the motivational app (subjective evaluation by the assessor)
  • not in the possession of a suitable smartphone (Iphone 5S or newer with iOS 10 or higher or Android 4.1 or newer)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 18 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

452 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04848077

Start Date

May 18 2021

End Date

September 1 2026

Last Update

April 20 2025

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Radboud university medical center

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6500 HB