Purpose

The purpose of this study is to learn the effects of two mild body exercises on quality of life, non-motor symptoms, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep quality, cognition, and executive function on people with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 45 Years and 70 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of idiopathic PD - Currently taking levodopa with some improvement in motor symptoms, and on a stable dose for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to starting the study - Hoehn & Yahr stage I to III (mild to moderate PD)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score < 24 - Central neurological diseases other than PD or prior major head trauma with loss of consciousness, including other forms of parkinsonism, uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular diseases, orthopedic or medical problems that would interfere with gait - Being primarily wheelchair bound - Deep brain stimulation - Expected change in PD medications over the course of the study - Subjects with MRI contraindications such as pacemaker, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, metal fragments, foreign objects or claustrophobia.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Qigong exercise in intervention arm and mild body exercise in control arm
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Intervention Group
Participation in the intervention group will involve a total of 14 visits over about 14 weeks to the study site, and then a 6-month follow-up evaluation. Participants will learn and practice the Qigong exercise during the study.
  • Behavioral: Qigong exercise
    The Qigong exercise is a series of mild exercise movements.
Sham Comparator
Control Group
Participation in the intervention group will involve a total of 14 visits over about 14 weeks to the study site, and then a 6-month follow-up evaluation. Participants will learn and practice a mild body exercise during the study.
  • Behavioral: Mild body exercise
    Participants will be taught of series of similar movements to the Qigong exercise.

More Details

Status
Unknown status
Sponsor
University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Contact

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