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N/A N=59 Randomized Treatment

Exercise and Cognitive Training in Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease

Enrolled (actual)
59
Serious AEs
1.7%
Results posted
Mar 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Dual Task Function #1 — 1.15; 1.12; .987; 1.068 seconds

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Treadmill training with aerobic exercise (Behavioral); Memory training with computerized memory program (Behavioral); Combination of treadmill training and computerized memory (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 40+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion
Feb 2017

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Dual Task Function #1
1.15; 1.12; .987; 1.068; 1.09; .951
PRIMARY
Dual Task Function #2
131.194; 116.944; 165.165; 134.7; 127.353; 174.581
PRIMARY
Cognitive Function #1
89.3535; 93.413; 101.236; 105.677; 103.4767; 119.6465
PRIMARY
Cognitive Function #2
48.37; 41.74; 48.4; 48.9; 47.8; 47.941
PRIMARY
Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (TIADL) Function #1
0.131; .234; -.2435; 0.075; .1928; -.34
PRIMARY
Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (TIADL) Function #2
7.339; 6.01; 3.213; 3.493; 4.746; 2.39

Summary

This study compares the effects treadmill exercise, computerized cognitive training, or the combination of the two on executive function, dual-task performance, and performance on several Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Parkinson's disease stage 1-3 Hoehn and Yahr
  • Balance problems

Exclusion Criteria

  • unstable medical illness
  • unstable psychiatric illness
  • exercising too much on own
  • doing computerized memory training on own
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01156714). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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