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CompletedNCT03473834Updated Nov 15, 2018

Modified Exercise Programme in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

An interventional study of Modified exercise programme and Medication in Parkinson Disease, sponsored by Mahidol University. Completed at 1 site in Thailand. Open to participants aged 50 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-11-15.

Sponsored by Mahidol University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
50 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A feasibility study using measures of turning function derived from Inertial Measurement Unit sensory before, and after, a modified exercise programme approach.

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Participants will be patients diagnosed as having idiopathic PD by a neurologist. Patients will be recruited from the Movement Disorder Clinic, Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. Participants will be classified into two groups; the treatment and the control groups. All participants will be asked to sign an informed consent form approved by the ethical committee of Mahidol University Institutional Review Board, Mahidol University, Thailand. Only patients with PD who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be invited to participate in the study. All participants will be assessed for daily activity and motor skill using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). At pre- and post- assessments, eye movement and turning characteristics will be assessed using Inertial Measurement Unit sensors and Electroocculography (EOG). The treatment group will receive a rehabilitation program by the physiotherapist. The rehabilitation sessions will take place at the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Thailand. The control group will receive a diary for recording their daily activities during the duration of participation in this study. In addition, the researcher will phone participants once per week to remind then to maintain their diary records.

Data Processing \& Analysis: this study will be used the outcome measures and processing data in MATLAB.

Statistical analysis: Kolmogorov Smirnov Goodness of Fit Test will be used to test the data distribution. If the data are normal or non-normal distribution, data comparisons will be tested as the following;

  • Normal distribution: Mixed model ANOVA will be used to compare outcome measures between pre- and post- and between the treatment and the control groups
  • Non-normal distribution: The Mann-Whitney U test will be used to compare outcome measures between the treatment and control groups. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test will be used to compare outcome measures between pre- and post- assessments within group.
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Conditions studied

  • Parkinson Disease

Keywords

  • Parkinson's disease
  • Exercise
  • Rigidity
  • Turning
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In context

Parkinson Disease

4,573 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,086 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 22 is below the median of 40 across 3,353 interventional studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Mahidol University is the lead sponsor of 747 studies on the registry; 119 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Presenting clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease stage 2 to 3 by modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale assessment
  • Age ranges from 50-75 years
  • Having stable PD medication usage at least 1 month
  • No wearing-off phenomenon
  • Able to walk independently without using any assistive device
  • Able to follow commands and instruction

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presenting clinical diagnosis of dementia
  • Having other neurological, cardiopulmonary, or lower extremities musculoskeletal problems which influence the test performance.
  • Having high blood pressure [more than 140/90 mmHg]
  • Having hemodialysis
  • Having visual problems which cannot be adjusted by the lens or glasses
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Modified exercise programme

    Modified exercise program is the intervention for the exercise group that they will be received this programm over 1 month.

    Other: Modified exercise programme · Behavioral: Medication

  • Active comparator
    Parkinson's disease Medication

    Medication is the standard treatment for individuals with Parkinson's disease. Therefore, the control group will be received the medication only.

    Behavioral: Medication

Interventions

  • OtherModified exercise programme

    The exercise will be modified from the standardized exercise program (Schenkman, 1998) includes a series of exercises based on the concept that muscle length and coordination.

  • BehavioralMedication

    The control group will be received the normal medication from their doctor.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reorientation onset of body segment

    Previous research has shown that turning in healthy adults is a whole-body coordinated process characterized by a top-down sequence of body segments reorientation starting with the eyes and head followed by the trunk and ending with the feet (Hollands, Ziavra, \& Bronstein, 2004; Mak et al., 2008). However, Lohnes and Earhart (2011) provided evidence that impaired turn performance in PD patients could be partially explained by eye movement deficits, affecting eye, head and body coordination (Lohnes \& Earhart, 2011).

    Time frame: 5 months

  2. Functional Reach test

    To assess clinical balance

    Time frame: 5 months

  3. Fall Efficacy Score (FES-I)

    FES-I is a questionnaire to assess fear of falling (31). There is 16-item which developed by the Prevention of Falls Network Europe group (ProFaNE) to augment content covered by the original 10-item Fall Efficacy Score (FES). Participants will be asked to rate 16 items of questionnaire on a four-point Likert scale which is their concerns about the possibility of falling when performing 16 activities. A total score is 64 score, a higher score indicates a greater fear of falling.

    Time frame: 5 months

  4. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)

    The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, abbreviated UPDRS is a scoring system widely used for the clinical evaluation of Parkinson's disease (PD). Its 42 items are evaluated by interview and clinical observation. Clinicians and researchers alike use the UPDRS and the motor section in particular to follow the progression of a person's Parkinson's disease. Scientific researchers use it to measure benefits from a given therapy in a more unified and accepted rating system. Neurologists also use it in clinical practice to follow the progression of their patients' symptoms in a more objective manner. A total of 199 points are possible (199 represents the worst disability and 0 no disability).

    Time frame: 5 months

  5. Body Mass Index (BMI)

    weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2

    Time frame: 5 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Borge Scale

    To monitor and quantify individual's perceptions of effort during exercise. The Borge scale is used to measure the intensity of your exercise. The Borge scale runs from 0 - 10. The numbers below relate to phrases used to rate how easy or difficult you find an activity. For example, 0 (nothing at all) would be how you feel when sitting in a chair; 10 (very, very heavy) is how you feel at the end of an exercise stress test or after a very difficult activity.

    Time frame: 5 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • College of Sports Science and Technology
    Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — The research is not finished yet when we finish it, we will decide it again.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Mar 2018 to primary completion in Jul 2018, 4 months.

Of 1,291 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Parkinson Disease, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 44. This study's 4 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 1,367 studies reached it within 25 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 44.

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Registered
Mar 7, 2018
First posted
Mar 22, 2018
StartActual
Mar 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Jul 15, 2018
CompletionActual
Sep 15, 2018
Last update
Nov 15, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 15, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03473834
Lead sponsor
Mahidol University
Collaborators
Liverpool John Moores University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 22, 2018
Start date
Mar 1, 2018
Primary completion
Jul 15, 2018
Completion
Sep 15, 2018
Last update
Nov 15, 2018

Study contacts

Fuengfa Khobkhun
principal investigator · Mahidol University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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