Proprioception and Meditation

NCT ID: NCT03079817

Last Updated: 2019-08-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-17

Study Completion Date

2019-07-30

Brief Summary

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In past work is has been shown that yoga can be as effective as a standard balance or Tai Chi protocol; however, there is an inability to distinguish between the mind and body contributions of yoga training. This study will compare an accepted proprioceptive training program to a meditation program which concentrates on body awareness in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parkinson Disease Proprioceptive Disorders Movement Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Proprioceptive Drills

Includes drills during which participants perform multiplestances on a pillow, a number of different cone and line drills, reaching drills, object retrieval drills and drills using balls to disturb balance.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Proprioceptive Drills

Intervention Type OTHER

Active balance and proprioception drills

Yoga Meditation

The meditation program will use simple poses during which the participant will not move and will concentrate on each of the participant's body parts and where they are in space.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga Meditation

Intervention Type OTHER

Yoga meditation using motor imagery to perceive movement patterns

Interventions

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Yoga Meditation

Yoga meditation using motor imagery to perceive movement patterns

Intervention Type OTHER

Proprioceptive Drills

Active balance and proprioception drills

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* An individual must be between 40 and 90 years of age with mild to moderate Parkinson's Disease (Hoehn \& Yahr stages I-III).

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants that have been part of a formal training program that targeted lower body strength, balance or proprioception within the past six months
* Participants that have any uncontrolled nerve (except Parkinson's patients taking appropriate medication), bone or joint, or heart disease;
* Participants that have been advised by a doctor to not exercise;
* Participants that have regularly practiced yoga at least twice per week within the past six months;
* Participants that is unable to consent;
* Participants that is a prisoner;
* Participants that are pregnant.
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Miami

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Joseph Signorile

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Joseph F Signorile, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Miami

Locations

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Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38588457 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36602886 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20151138

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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