NCT00385073

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (planned)
• Sponsor: Austin Health · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Conditions

• Parkinson's Disease

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-04-01
• Completion: 2007-12-01
• First posted: 2006-10-06
• Last updated: 2006-10-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia