Is a high intensity exercise intervention for people with Parkinson's disease feasible?

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Neurological disorders; Subtopic: Neurological (all Subtopics); Disease: Nervous system disorders, Parkinson's disease; Parkinson's disease; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN75458559
• Lead Sponsor: orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years or over
2. Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease by the UK PD Society Brain Bank Criteria
3. Hoehn and Yahr Stage I­III
4. Ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have been enrolled in a study of an exercise intervention in the last 12 months
2. Other forms of Parkinsonism, e.g. drug induced,
3. Significant medical conditions which would preclude cardiac or lung function testing,
4. Significant medical co­morbidity which would preclude exercise or cardiac and lung function testing (e.g. recent blood clot, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction, unstable cardiac or respiratory function, recent major surgery)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Greater than 85% of predicted maximal heart rate achieved during each exercise session in over 50% of patients as determined using a heart rate monitor worn around the chest at baseline, post exercise and 6 weeks for group one, and at baseline, end of group 1 exercise, post-exercise and 6 week follow-up for group two.