Benefits of Mild Body Exercises in Parkinson's Disease
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
- Parkinson Disease
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
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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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. |
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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. |
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More Details
- Status
- Unknown status
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center