Benefits of Exercise and Education for Individuals With Parkinson's Disease (BEEP)
NCT ID: NCT00167453
Last Updated: 2007-10-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE1
45 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-09-30
2007-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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This is a single blind randomized control trial with pretest and posttests after a 3 month intervention and subsequent follow-up testing at 3 months and 9 months post intervention. The Intervention groups (group exercise, group exercise and education) will be compared to a control group and to each other. Each group will have 15 participants.
The study compares the interventions and control groups to determine the following health outcomes:
* physical performance
* levels of physical and social activity
* perceived quality of life
* perceived self efficacy for managing chronic neurological disease
Analysis of variance will be used to test for group differences.
The Interventions: Exercise Group: Two, 75 minute sessions per week for 24 sessions. Program components include flexibility and strengthening exercises, balance and posture training, practice of functional tasks and endurance training. Education and Exercise Group: Exercise, same as for Exercise Group, delivered simultaneously to both intervention groups.
Education: One, 75 minute session per week for 12 sessions at RUH, including:
* disease process and clinical presentation
* medication use in PD
* benefits of exercise
* managing movement difficulties and tips for performance of functional activities
* assistive devices for improved independence and safety
* driving
* prevention of falls: movement strategies and home modifications to increase safety
* speech, swallowing and facial expression
* nutrition and weight maintenance, managing constipation
* managing changes in mood \& emotions, managing personal relationships
* coping with life changes caused by PD
* relaxation methods
Monitoring will occur to limit "informal" education that might occur during the exercise program from this group to the pure Exercise Group.
Control Group: no intervention The proposed study will add to the body of evidence evaluating the immediate and longer term benefits of group exercise programs for individuals with PD and will evaluate the benefits gained by adding an education program to an exercise program intervention.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Interventions
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Exercise, Education
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Stages I-III of disease progression
* Between 40 and 80 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
* History of significant cardio-pulmonary insufficiency/illness or any other condition which limits physical activity.
* History of neurological disorder other than Parkinson Disease
* Diagnosis of dementia or significant cognitive impairments.
* Mental State Exam (Folstein et al, 1975) score of \< 20
* Beck Depression Inventory-II score of \> 20 will be excluded.
* Participation in an organized community exercise program in the past 6 months
40 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Royal University Hospital Foundation
OTHER
University of Saskatchewan
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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M Suzanne Sheppard, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Saskatoon Health Region
Locations
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Countries
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References
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Ernst M, Folkerts AK, Gollan R, Lieker E, Caro-Valenzuela J, Adams A, Cryns N, Monsef I, Dresen A, Roheger M, Eggers C, Skoetz N, Kalbe E. Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Apr 8;4(4):CD013856. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013856.pub3.
Ernst M, Folkerts AK, Gollan R, Lieker E, Caro-Valenzuela J, Adams A, Cryns N, Monsef I, Dresen A, Roheger M, Eggers C, Skoetz N, Kalbe E. Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jan 5;1(1):CD013856. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013856.pub2.
Other Identifiers
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Bio-REB 05-71
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id