The Impact of Three Distinct Exercise Types on Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression in Parkinson's Disease (PD&Exercise)

Dartmouth Health

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Parkinson's Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Spinning Class; Behavioral: Dance Class; Other: No Exercise Class; Behavioral: Yoga Class

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02885285

AWD00010460

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to learn about the impact of exercise on fatigue, anxiety, and depression in Parkinson's disease. It is well established that exercise improves the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. However, it is not clear which types of exercise are most beneficial for specific non-motor symptoms.

Full description

The investigators are recruiting 32 patients who will be randomized into either a spinning class, yoga class, dance class, or no exercise intervention. Classes will be conducted twice a week for 6 weeks total at times convenient for the patients. Patients will also be asked to complete questionnaires after exercise classes to see if the exercise intervention improves measures of fatigue, anxiety, and depression - and what exercise intervention may be superior.

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
2. Age between 18 - 75 years
3. Hoehn and Yahr stage less than or equal to 3
4. Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of over 23 at screening
5. If subjects are taking any medications for depression, fatigue, or anxiety, regimen must be stable for 8 weeks prior to baseline visit
6. Subjects willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with a diagnosis of an atypical Parkinsonism
2. Subjects unwilling or unable to obtain Health Waiver from Primary Care Provider
3. Score of 60 or more on UPDRS III at screening
4. Scores in the 'normal' range on all three study assessments: Beck Depression Index II, Fatigue Severity Scale, and Zung self-rating Anxiety Scale
5. Participation in any of the 3 physical activities more than 3 times in the past for 8 weeks prior to baseline
6. Any other reason that, in the investigator's opinion, would exclude the subject from participation in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2 participants in 4 patient groups

Spinning Class

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects randomly selected for the spinning group will participate in spinning classes, twice a week for six weeks. Subjects will complete questionnaires at screening, each week during the class sessions, and for 1 month follow-up.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Spinning Class

Yoga Class

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects randomly selected for the yoga group will participate in yoga classes, twice a week for six weeks. Subjects will complete questionnaires at screening, each week during the class sessions, and for 1 month follow-up.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga Class

Dance Class

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects randomly selected for the dance group will participate in dance classes, twice a week for six weeks. Subjects will complete questionnaires at screening, each week during the class sessions, and for 1 month follow-up.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dance Class

No Exercise Class

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects randomly selected for the no class group will not participate in the study exercise classes. Subjects will still complete questionnaires at screening, each week during the class sessions, and for 1 month follow-up.

Treatment:

Other: No Exercise Class