Actively Recruiting
Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease
Led by University of Miami · Updated on 2026-02-02
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parkinson's Disease Hoehn & Yahr Stages 1-3
- Able to walk 50m unassisted
- Able to understand and communicate in English
- A Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score above 18
You will not qualify if you...
- Uncontrolled cardiovascular or other neuromuscular disease that prevent participation in a training program
- Any systemic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or other serious concomitant medical illness
- Unresolved injury or surgery to the upper or lower limbs that prevents weight training
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging
Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33147
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Ethan J Elway, MS
CONTACT
J
Joseph F. Signorile, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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