Feasibility and Effects of a Pickleball Program for People With Parkinson Disease
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Interventions
- Other: Pickleball program
- Registration Number
- NCT05994508
- Lead Sponsor
- Midwestern University
- Brief Summary
Pickleball is a fast-growing sport that has been shown to improve social integration, life satisfaction, function, and cognitive function in older adults. Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors, and postural instability. Exercise has been shown to improve physical and cognitive function in people with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of this study is to assess if a community pickleball program can be a feasible and effective for people living with PD.The primary aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a group pickleball program for people with PD. Secondary aims is to assess the effects of a 6-week pickleball exercise program on balance, gait, cognition, upper extremity function, pain, and quality of life in people with PD. This will be a pre-test, post-test single-group, prospective, mixed-methods study with 1- month follow-up. Sixteen participants will be enrolled in a 6-week pickleball program, at a frequency of twice a week for one hour each session. Feasibility will be assessed by retention rates, adherence rates, resources, and number of adverse events. Quantitative data to be collected will include the Mini-BESTest, gait and body posture variables, Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8, the Shirt-Buttoning Task, 9 Hole Peg Test, grip strength, PD-Pain Classification System, and the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery. Additionally, participants will be scheduled for small semi-structured focus group interviews to gain qualitative data about their experiences of the program. It is hypothesized that a pickleball program for people living with PD will be a feasible activity and will result in improvements in balance, gait, cognition, upper extremity function, and quality of life. Additionally, it is hypothesized that participants will have a favorable opinion on the activity.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson disease, able to walk without an assistive device, and able to tolerate 45 minutes of activity with occasional seated rest.
Diagnosis of any other neurologic disorder, any current illness, injury, or cognitive function that would prevent ability to perform the study tasks, and not regularly participating in pickleball (less than 3 times a month).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Participants Pickleball program A single group of participants with Parkinson disease will participate in a 6-week pickleball program with pre-test, post-test, and one month follow-up testing.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mini-BEStest Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Comprehensive balance assessment
10-Meter Walk Test Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Measure of gait speed
Grip strength dynamometry Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Assessment of grip strength
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 9-Hole Peg Test Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Assessment of finger dexterity
PD-Pain Classification System Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Tool for differentiating PD-pain from PD-unrelated pain
The shirt-buttoning task Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion An upper limb functional performance test
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Assessment of cognitive abilities
Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8 Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion Measure of perceived quality of life