NCT07378813

Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease

Comparison of Changes in Neuromuscular and Functional Performance Due to Resistance Training With Low-Load or High-Load in Persons With Parkinson's Disease.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare the effects of high-load resistance training to low-load resistance training, on measures of muscle strength and power and tests of daily performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.

Conditions

• Activity, Motor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Low-Load Resistance Training	Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person training sessions, twice per week using three sets of eight repetitions per set. During training participants will be allowed 2-minute rests between sets. Exercises will include four upper-body exercises and two lower-body exercises.
BEHAVIORAL	High-Load Resistance Training	Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person training sessions, twice per week using four sets of eight repetitions per set. During training participants will be allowed 2-minute rests between sets. Exercises will include four upper-body exercises and two lower-body exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-30
• Primary completion: 2027-05-30
• Completion: 2027-05-30
• First posted: 2026-01-30
• Last updated: 2026-02-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States