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Conditions
Brief summary
"PD Warrior" is a relatively new exercise program for people with Parkinson's Disease that is widely-used but little studied. Improvements in PD symptoms and beneficial effects on disease progression have been reported in patient surveys. Studies are yet to be undertaken confirming this. HPH-Ramsay Health Plus has a two year experience with PD Warrior and have noticed similar results. This study will assess a group of patients before and after a PD Warrior program using a number of patient outcome measures. The primary outcome will be PD-specific quality of life. Measures of motor outcome will be obtained using the Parkinson's Kinetigraph (PKG), an innovative mobile health technology device developed in Australia. This wrist-worn device is able to measure improvements in tremor, slowness of movement and mobility. We anticipate that the program will provide measurable benefits on quality of life and motor function in our patients. Study Intervention: The PD Warrior 10 week challenge exercise program. Involves attendance at a weekly one hour circuit class and a daily home exercise program. Study Outcomes: Baseline assessments prior to commencing the 10 week challenge exercise program and post completion of the program. These include quality of life (PDQ39 questionnaire), motor outcomes from the MDS- UPDRS scale Part 3 Motor examination, routinely used motor function measures - 10m walk test, 6 minute walk test, Timed Up and Go test, MiniBESTest balance test and timed hand function tests and wearing a Parkinsons Kinetigraph for 7 days pre and post the 10 week challenge exercise program.
Interventions
1. PD Warrior 10 week challenge exercise program
This high intensity exercise program is supervised by a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist who is a trained PD Warrior Instructor. Groups have a maximum of 10 participants. The high intensity is assessed by RPE.
Participants are required to attend a 60 minute class once a week for 10 weeks and complete daily home exercises for 10-15 minutes.
Participants are given a workbook prior to the start of classes and their home exercises are checked
1. PD Warrior 10 week challenge exercise program This high intensity exercise program is supervised by a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist who is a trained PD Warrior Instructor. Groups have a maximum of 10 participants. The high intensity is assessed by RPE. Participants are required to attend a 60 minute class once a week for 10 weeks and complete daily home exercises for 10-15 minutes. Participants are given a workbook prior to the start of classes and their home exercises are checked at each class. The workbook is only available to participants who attend a licensed PD warrior facility to complete the 10 week challenge exercise program and was compiled by the founders of the PD Warrior program. 2. Example of exercise is : Squat and stop exercise - focusses on power squatting to strengthen legs and lower back as well as full extension and amplitude in arms and hands.
Sponsors
Ms Claire Tucak
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Confirmed diagnosis of PD by a neurologist or PD geriatrician 2. Availability to complete the full 10-week program
Exclusion criteria
Documented history of cognitive problems, falls or mobility limitations related to other factors such as musculoskeletal impairment
Outcome results
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