NCT03618901

Rock Steady Boxing vs. Sensory Attention Focused Exercise

A Randomized Crossover Trial: The Effects of Rock Steady Boxing vs. Sensory Attention Focused Exercise on Disease Progression for Those With Parkinson's Disease.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effect on Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) and PD SAFEx on Parkinson's disease.

Detailed description

Both interventions produce benefits to the PD population. PD SAFEx has been proven to improve the motor symptoms of PD. However, research still needs to be conducted on the PD specific benefits associated with RSB. As such it an RCT is necessary to compare the effects of both interventions.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Rock Steady Boxing	Boxing programs as offered by the Rock Steady Boxing institution,
OTHER	PD SAFEx	Progressive proprioception training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-30
• Primary completion: 2019-07-30
• Completion: 2019-08-30
• First posted: 2018-08-07
• Last updated: 2019-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada