Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease
ConditionActivity, Motor
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50-85
SponsorUniversity of Miami
About this trial
This study will compare the effects of high-load resistance training to low-load resistance training, on measures of muscle strength and power and tests of daily performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Parkinson's Disease Hoehn & Yahr Stages 1-3
Able to walk 50m unassisted
Able to understand and communicate in English
A Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score above 18
Disqualifiers
Uncontrolled cardiovascular or other neuromuscular disease that prevent participation in a training program
Any systemic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or other serious concomitant medical illness
Unresolved injury or surgery to the upper or lower limbs that prevents weight training.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Low-Load Resistance Training
- High-Load Resistance Training
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov