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CompletedNCT05651776Updated Jun 6, 2024

Golf, Physical Rehabilitation, and Movement Disorders

An interventional study of Physical Therapy, Exercise in Parkinson Disease, Movement Disorders, sponsored by University of Florida. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 105 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-06.

Sponsored by University of Florida · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 105 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The importance of physical activity for individuals with movement disorders, including Parkinson disease and Essential tremor, has been established. Barriers including patient engagement continue to limit effectiveness. Golf requires skills found challenging to individuals with movement disorders. This study seeks to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an outpatient-based rehabilitation program incorporating golf skills and activities on functional measures and quality of life.

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Conditions studied

  • Parkinson Disease, Movement Disorders
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In context

Parkinson Disease

4,487 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,082 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 9 is below the median of 40 across 3,294 interventional studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.

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Lead sponsor

University of Florida is the lead sponsor of 1,254 studies on the registry; 201 are open to participants now.

Of its 170 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 136 (80%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 105 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of either PD, Parkinsonism, or ET. Subjects must also demonstrate functional deficits in at least one of the three categories (gait, transfers, balance) to be further assessed by the evaluating PT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to maintain standing balance with an assistive device, if they are non-ambulatory even with a device, if pain does not allow for subject participation, and if they are unable to follow instructions due to an underlying attentional or cognitive deficit.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intervention of golf and rehab

    2x/week x 6 weeks participation in a golf and PD rehab program

    Other: Physical Therapy, Exercise

Interventions

  • OtherPhysical Therapy, Exercise

    Outpatient physical therapy intervention incorporating golf related assessment of skills and prescribed exercises including postural, balance, and club swing

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in functional gait assessment

    Scale that measures ambulation quality

    Time frame: Scale completed at baseline and at 6 weeks of treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida 32209, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 6, 2024, 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
NCT05651776
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 15, 2022
Start date
Feb 1, 2023
Primary completion
Aug 14, 2023
Completion
Dec 5, 2023
Last update
Jun 6, 2024

Study contacts

Joseph Legacy, MD
principal investigator · UF Health Neurology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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