Peer Partners to Improve Physical Activity in Older Latino and Latina Adults With Parkinson's Disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Socially supported physical activity
- Registration Number
- NCT06170866
- Lead Sponsor
- UConn Health
- Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to culturally adapt and determine feasibility of the peer partner training program and the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention in older Latin/Hispanic people with Parkinson's disease.
The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
* What is the feasibility of the peer partner training program?
* What is the feasibility of the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention?
* What are the effects of the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention on physical activity, motivation, depression, apathy and self-efficacy?
Participants will be asked to:
* Wear a research-grade activity monitor, Actigraph GT9X device for 10 days at the beginning and end of the study.
* Watch 11 educational videos about Parkinson´s disease and exercise and attend two virtual educational sessions.
* Connect with another person with Parkinson´s disease one time a week on a virtual meeting platform for 8 weeks.
* Use Fitbit activity monitors and connect with other participants through the Fitbit application for 8 weeks.
* Attend a weekly online exercise class for 8 weeks with other people with Parkinon´s disease.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
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Idiopathic Parkinson disease,
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Able to walk without the assistance of another person for 10 minutes
-≥ 29 on Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)
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To have a close friend/family member over the age of 18 that would support the participant during the intervention
-≥ 50 years of age
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Hispanic
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To be willing to use an activity monitor and use a Fitbit and Fitbit application
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To be on a stable course of PD medications without any plans for change over the next 3 months
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To be able to speak, read and write in Spanish or English
- Unstable cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, psychological or metabolic condition
- Atypical Parkinsonism Disorders
- A fall in the last 6 months (that was unrelated to an external force)
- Currently engaging in 150 minutes of mod-vigorous physical activity/week
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Social support for physical activity Socially supported physical activity Socially supported (peer, family and group) physical activity group.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility of Peer Support for physical activity After completion of peer training (2 to 3 weeks) and after completion of the intervention (8 weeks) The investigators will examine intervention engagement, as measured by attendance at exercise classes and with the number of peer contacts acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility and cultural relevance through self-report surveys and qualitative interviews with study participants.
The summary score for each of the 3 surveys (AIM,IAM and FIM) will be evaluated for feasibility. Qualitative data analysis will also be completed to assess feasibility of peer training.Feasibility of Peer Training as measured by Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), and Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) After completion of peer training (2 to 3 weeks) and after completion of the intervention (8 weeks) The investigators will examine acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility and cultural relevance through self-report surveys and qualitative interviews with study participants. The investigators will examine knowledge acquisition with a pre and post knowledge quiz. The investigators will examine training engagement with attendance at the 2 virtual training sessions.
The summary score for each of the 3 surveys (AIM,IAM and FIM) will be evaluated for feasibility. Qualitative data analysis will also be completed to assess feasibility of peer training. Knowledge acquisition will be assessed by examining change score on the knowledge quiz.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Objective measurement of physical activity 10 days at baseline and post-intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks) Steps per day and minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity measured using research-grade activity monitor. The investigators will asses the group mean change in physical activity as measured by steps per day and minutes of moderate to vigorous activity from baseline to post intervention.
Motivation of physical activity measurement Baseline and post Intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks) Assessment of motivations through the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire. It is a 19-item survey that evaluates the stages of motivation to exercise. This includes amotivation, external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, and intrinsic regulation. The investigators will evaluate the group mean change of sub-scores as well as total scores related to motivation.
Depression and Apathy Screening Pre and post intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks) Screening for Depression and Apathy in older adults using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), a 15-item self-report measure of depression in older adults, and Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS) which is a 33-item structured interview designed to assess apathy in Parkinson's disease. The investigators will evaluate the group mean change of sub-scores as well as total scores related to depression and apathy.
Quality of Life Measurement Pre and post intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks) Quality of Life measured by the Parkinson Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39). This is 39-item self-report survey that assess quality of life. This covers an assessment of mobility, activities of daily living, emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication, and bodily discomfort.The investigators will evaluate the group mean change of sub-scores as well as total scores related to quality of life.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Connecticut
🇺🇸Storrs, Connecticut, United States