None listed
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is a 10-week program of progressive resistance strength training based upon the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine (American College of Sport Medicine ACSM Position Stand 2002). The resistance exercise program is based on the Strong for Life protocol described by Jette et al. (1999). A physiotherapist will assess the participants' ability to complete the exercise program as described and will modify the exercises as appropriate. Participants will attend a
The intervention is a 10-week program of progressive resistance strength training based upon the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine (American College of Sport Medicine ACSM Position Stand 2002). The resistance exercise program is based on the Strong for Life protocol described by Jette et al. (1999). A physiotherapist will assess the participants' ability to complete the exercise program as described and will modify the exercises as appropriate. Participants will attend an exercise group twice per week for 10-weeks. In addition, the participants will be asked to complete a set progressive resistance strengthening program once per week in their own hom
Sponsors
Ballarat Community Health Centre
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
i. Diagnosis of Pari. Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease confirmed using the United Kingdom Brain Bank Parkinson's disease criteria; ii. Medical clearance to participate in a strength training program;iii. Rated between Grade I and Grade IV on the Hoehn & Yahr staging of Parkinson's disease. This will include people whose disease severity is not so severe that it would prevent them from participating in a group exercise training program; and iv. Able to walk without physical assistance for at least 14 meters (this is because one of the aims of this investigation is to improve walking ability and requires the assessment of walking). Kinson's disease confirmed using the United Kingdom Brain Bank Parkinson's disease criteria; ii. Medical clearance to participate in a strength training program; iii. Rated between Grade I and Grade IV on the Hoehn & Yahr staging of Parkinson's disease. This will include people whose disease severity is not so severe that it would prevent them from participating in a group exercise training program; and iv. Able to walk without physical assistance for at least 14 meters (this is because one of the aims of this investigation is to improve walking ability and requires the assessment of walking).
Exclusion criteria
i. Rated Grade V -VI on the Hoehn & Yahr staging of Parkinson's disease. This will exclude people who would be unlikely to have the physical capacity to participate in the progressive strength training program due to severe symptoms of PD;ii. Significant cognitive impairment (less than 16 on the Mini Mental Status Examination) and therefore unlikely to be able to follow instructions used in the implementation of the training program; andiii. Unable to travel to the Ballarat Community Health Centre to participate in the exercise program.
Outcome results
None listed