Velocity-Loss Training and Parkinson's Disease
This study will compare the effects of velocity-loss resistance training at 10% and 30% velocity loss thresholds on measures of muscle strength and power and tests of daily performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.
Study identifier: NCT07840508. Status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA.
Eligibility
Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Parkinson's Disease Hoehn \& Yahr Stages 1-3 * Able to walk 50 meters unassisted * Able to understand and communicate in English 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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