Feasibility of Instituting Graduated High intensity exercise Training for Parkinson Disease-FIGHT-PD

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Neurological - Parkinson's disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000143820
• Lead Sponsor: Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-02-12
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria
1. Established diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease made by a neurologist using the UK Brain Bank criteria.
2. Willingness to participate in an exercise program.
3. Hoehn and Yahr scale 1 and 2.
4. No significant abnormality on cardiac stress testing.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria.
1. Cognitive impairment prohibiting ability to follow complex commands.
2. Poorly controlled cardiovascular or respiratory disease that impacts on exercise.
3. Uncontrolled hypertension > 160/90.
4. Use of negative chrontotropic medications (such as beta-blockers) that impact of heart rate response to exercise.
5. Musculoskeletal deformities of hands, wrists or spine that would be exacerbated or cause undue pain when boxing.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified