Peer Partners to Improve Physical Activity in Older Latino and Latina Adults With Parkinson's Disease.
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
- Enrollment
- 10
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 months ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Cristina Colón-Semenza
Principal Investigator
UConn Health
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Idiopathic Parkinson disease,
- •Able to walk without the assistance of another person for 10 minutes
- •≥ 29 on Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)
- •To have a close friend/family member over the age of 18 that would support the participant during the intervention
- •≥ 50 years of age
- •To be willing to use an activity monitor and use a Fitbit and Fitbit application
- •To be on a stable course of PD medications without any plans for change over the next 3 months
- •To be able to speak, read and write in Spanish or English
Exclusion Criteria
- •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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Time Frame: After completion of the entire intervention (11 weeks)
A standardized measure of acceptability that indicates percent agreement with acceptability of the intervention ranging from 20-100%. Higher scores indicate agreement (better outcome) with the acceptability of the intervention.
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
Time Frame: After completion of the entire intervention (11 weeks)
A standardized measure of appropriateness that indicates percent agreement with appropriateness of the intervention ranging from 20-100%. Higher scores indicate more agreement (better outcome) with the appropriateness of the intervention.
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
Time Frame: After completion of the entire intervention (11 weeks)
A standardized measure of feasibility that indicates percent agreement with feasibility of the intervention ranging from 20-100%. Higher scores indicate more agreement (better outcome) with the feasibility of the intervention.
Secondary Outcomes
- Objective Measurement of Physical Activity(10 days at baseline and post-intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks))
- Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2)(Baseline and post Intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks))
- Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39)(Pre and post intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks))
- Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form(Pre and post intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks))