Home-Based Exercise in Primary Progressive Aphasia (HEPPA)
NCT ID: NCT06181500
Last Updated: 2025-02-06
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
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13 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-04-05
2024-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Home-based multicomponent exercise intervention program
Home-based multicomponent exercise intervention program
A novel home-based multicomponent exercise intervention program was designed using a multimodal training circuit. This 24-week circuit program was created to improve functional (resistance) and aerobic health. Participants will be asked to train two to three times a week for 45 minutes. They will be supervised via videoconference by a trained kinesiologist from the EPIC Center at the Montreal Heart Institute. If desired, participants can complete their exercises with a partner, friend, or relative to facilitate communication. Participants will be asked to document the perceived intensity of their exercises in a booklet after each workout. The perceived intensity of their exercises will be measured by a validated effort perception scale graduated from 0 to 10 (Borg scale; Williams, 2017). Progressions will increase every five weeks and will be subject to modification if not properly tolerated or if found to be below a 3 on the Borg rate of perceived exertion scale (moderate intensity).
Interventions
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Home-based multicomponent exercise intervention program
A novel home-based multicomponent exercise intervention program was designed using a multimodal training circuit. This 24-week circuit program was created to improve functional (resistance) and aerobic health. Participants will be asked to train two to three times a week for 45 minutes. They will be supervised via videoconference by a trained kinesiologist from the EPIC Center at the Montreal Heart Institute. If desired, participants can complete their exercises with a partner, friend, or relative to facilitate communication. Participants will be asked to document the perceived intensity of their exercises in a booklet after each workout. The perceived intensity of their exercises will be measured by a validated effort perception scale graduated from 0 to 10 (Borg scale; Williams, 2017). Progressions will increase every five weeks and will be subject to modification if not properly tolerated or if found to be below a 3 on the Borg rate of perceived exertion scale (moderate intensity).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Fluent in French or English
* Able to read, understand and sign the information and consent form
* Have access to the internet
* Have access to a tablet (i.e. iPad or Android) or a computer
Exclusion Criteria
* Any severe respiratory disease (e.g., asthma, COPD, COVID-19)
* Any severe exercise intolerance
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Montreal Heart Institute
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Louis Bherer
Director of the EPIC Center and Scientist, Montreal Heart Institute
Principal Investigators
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Louis Bherer
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Centre ÉPIC, Institut de cardiologie de Montréal
Locations
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Preventive medicine and physical activity centre (centre EPIC), Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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MP-33-2022-3114
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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