Benefits of Mild Body Exercises in Parkinson's Disease

University of Kansas Medical Center65 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to learn the effects of two mild body exercises on quality of life, non-motor symptoms, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep quality, cognition, and executive function on people with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Qigong exerciseBEHAVIORAL

The Qigong exercise is a series of mild exercise movements.

Mild body exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Participants will be taught of series of similar movements to the Qigong exercise.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 70 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of idiopathic PD * Currently taking levodopa with some improvement in motor symptoms, and on a stable dose for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to starting the study * Hoehn \& Yahr stage I to III (mild to moderate PD) Exclusion Criteria: * Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \< 24 * Central neurological diseases other than PD or prior major head trauma with loss of consciousness, including other forms of parkinsonism, uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular diseases, orthopedic or medical problems that would interfere with gait * Being primarily wheelchair bound * Deep brain stimulation * Expected change in PD medications over the course of the study * Subjects with MRI contraindications such as pacemaker, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, metal fragments, foreign objects or claustrophobia.

Locations (1)

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States