STEPWISE Parkinson: A Smartphone Based Exercise Solution for Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRadboud University Medical Center

About this trial

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a smartphone app can increase physical activity in patients with Parkinson's Disease in daily life for a long period of time (12 months).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

idiopathic PD

Hoehn and Yahr 1-3

able to understand the Dutch language

able to walk independently

Disqualifiers

weekly falls in the previous 3 months

medical conditions that hamper mobility other than PD

living in a nursing home

cognitive impairments that hamper use of the motivational app (subjective evaluation by the assessor)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Step count increase with the use of a motivational smartphone application

Treatment groups

452 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Radboud University Medical Center

Lead sponsor

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborator

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN)

Collaborator

Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital

Collaborator

IJsfontein Health BV

Collaborator