Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease
This study will compare the effects of high-load resistance training to low-load resistance training, on measures of muscle strength and power and tests of daily performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.
Study identifier: NCT07378813. Status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA.
Eligibility
Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Parkinson's Disease Hoehn \& Yahr Stages 1-3 * Able to walk 50m unassisted * Able to understand and communicate in English * A Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score above 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled cardiovascular or other neuromuscular disease that prevent participation in a training program * Any systemic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or other serious concomitant medical illness * Unresolved injury or surgery to the upper or lower limbs that prevents weight training.
- Minimum age: 50 Years
- Maximum age: 85 Years
Participating locations
- Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging, Coral Gables, Florida
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