Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease
This study is comparing two types of exercise programs, Low-Load Resistance Training and High-Load Resistance Training, for people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers want to see how these training methods affect muscle strength and power, and how well you can perform daily activities. You may be able to join if you are 50 to 85 years old, have Parkinson's disease (Hoehn & Yahr Stages 1-3), can walk 50 meters without help, and have a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score above 18. The study will measure changes in your muscle strength and power after 12 weeks. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 60 participants. It compares two different resistance training programs.
- What's involved
- You would attend a total of twenty-four 45-minute in-person training sessions, twice per week. Each session involves sets of repetitions with 2-minute rests between sets.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your neuromuscular performance will be measured at the beginning of the study (baseline) and again after 12 weeks.
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Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07378813
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging
Coral Gables, Floridastudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Joseph F. Signorile, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Miami
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in neuromuscular performance as measured by 1-repetition maximum (1RM)[Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks]
Maximal load that can be lifted in one repetition (1RM) will be assessed in both leg press and chest press exercises. The loads on the testing equipment will be increased across 5 to 7 testing repetitions. The persons 1RM will be the highest load the person can move through the range of motion of the exercise. There are no minimum or maximum scores for this test. The higher the 1RM the stronger the person is. The unit of measurement is kilograms.
- Change in neuromuscular performance as measured by Power ProductionBaseline, 12 weeks
This test measures the power a person can produce at maximal speed using loads of 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 90% of 1RM for the chest press and leg press. Power shows how fast a person can do work. Unit of measure is Watts.