Effects of Table Tennis for People With Parkinson's Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-80
SponsorUniversitat de Lleida

About this trial

Quasi-experimental, controlled, non-randomised two-arm pilot, with an experimental group (table tennis exercise) and an active control group (cognitive training based on board games).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease based on the UK PD Society Brain Bank Criteria

Stage I to III on the Hoehn and Yahr scale

Ability to walk for 10 minutes unassisted

Disqualifiers

Score of under 23 on the Mini-Mental State Examination

Severe Visual or Auditory deficits

Cardiovascular conditions that impede physical activity

Brain surgery

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exercise and cognitive training interventino

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Universitat de Lleida

Lead sponsor

Club Tennis Taula Borges Blanques

Collaborator

Asociació de Parkinson de les Terres de Lleida

Collaborator