Assessing the Role of Exercise Intensity in Slowing Disease Progression in Early Parkinson's Disease

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00385073

Enrollment

Registered

2006-10-06

Start date

2005-04-30

Completion date

2007-12-31

Last updated

2006-10-06

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Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Brief summary

Participants will complete a self-selected intensity of exercising over a 6 month period, with detailed clinical assessments at commencement and completion to determine the rate of progression of parkinsonism and gait abnormalities

Detailed description

Participants will complete a self-selected intensity of exercising over a 6 month period - including jogging, swimming and circuit training, with detailed clinical assessments at commencement and completion (including UPDRS, gaitrite lab study) to determine the rate of progression of parkinsonism and gait abnormalities

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

0 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Early Parkinson's Disease, * Able to provide informed consent, * able to complete exercise diaries for 6 months, * no medications or on levo-dopa

Exclusion criteria

* Not on dopamine agonists,

Countries

Australia

Contacts

Primary Contactmary m Galea, PhD

m.galea@unimelb.edu.au0061383444171

Outcome results