Behavioral Intervention for Lifestyle Physical Activity in Parkinson's Disease

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Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study ID
NCT06603012
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Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease (PD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
50 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • GET Up PD — BEHAVIORAL
    * The exercise training prescription involves performing 3 days per week and include (a) aerobic exercise: 30+ minutes of moderate-intensity walking (≥100 steps/min) monitored by a waist-worn pedometer, and (b) resistance training: 1-3 sets, 8-12 repetitions of 5-10 exercises targeting lower and upper body, and core muscle groups using elastic bands. * Other components of the GET Up PD program include appropriate exercise equipment (pedometer, resistance bands), one-on-one coaching sessions via Zoom, action-planning via calendars, logbooks for self-monitoring, and SCT-based newsletters.
  • Stretching and Flexibility — BEHAVIORAL
    * The training will involve the same frequency, duration, timeline, behavior change content, and interactions with behavioral coach as the GET Up PD program, and account for activity, social-contact, and attention. * Other components of the Stretching and Flexibility program include appropriate exercise equipment (yoga mat), one-on-one coaching sessions via Zoom, calendars, logbooks and newsletters similar to the GET Up PD program.

Study Details

The investigators propose a Stage-I randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a remotely-delivered, 16-week social-cognitive theory-based behavioral intervention focusing on combined exercise (aerobic and resistance) training for yielding increases in device-measured physical activity and improvements in cognitive function, symptoms, and quality of life (QOL), and social-cognitive theory (SCT) outcomes among physically inactive persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). Participants (N=50) will be randomly assigned into exercise training (combined aerobic and resistance exercise) condition or active control (flexibility and stretching) condition. The 16-week intervention will be delivered and monitored remotely within a participant\'s home/community and supported by Zoom-based chats guided by SCT via a behavioral coach. Participants will receive training materials (e.g., prescriptive manual and exercise equipment), one-on-one coaching, action-planning via calendars, self-monitoring via logs, and SCT-based newsletters. The investigators hypothesize that the home-based exercise intervention will yield improvements in cognitive, symptomatic, and QOL outcomes.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 31, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2027
Completion
Aug 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: GET Up PD
    Remotely-coached/guided, home-based program delivered using telerehabilitation focusing on aerobic fitness and muscle strength as a mode of training
  • Active Comparator: Stretching and Flexibility
    Remotely-coached/guided, home-based program delivered using telerehabilitation focusing on stretching and range of motion as the mode of training

Primary Outcome Measure

Physical Activity [ Time Frame: Changes in time spent in light physical activity from Baseline (pre-intervention) to after 16 weeks (post-intervention) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoIllinois60612
Robert Motl, PhD
[email protected]
312-413-0319

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