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NCT06543810Completed

Parkinson's Improvement Activated by Hula Understanding

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Parkinson's improvement Activated by Hula Understanding (PAHU), a pilot study, will evaluate the feasibility of hula program on patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Hula combines several aspects-moderate physical activity, cardiovascular risk reduction, social support opportunities, and other stress-reducing qualities that have potential to prevent further neurodegeneration, improve balance and mobility, help non-motor symptoms and quality of life of PD patients in a sustainable and relatable fashion. The investigators will create a hula program specifically to the needs of patients with PD with mobility difficulty as a non-pharmacological intervention and conduct a pilot study to test the feasibility of such program. The investigators will learn from leaders of the Dance for PD (NYC), an internationally acclaimed program offering a range of dance classes for PD patients), as well as other key informants. The investigators will create once a week hula program for 3 months for PD patients and assess the feasibility of such program. Participants will undergo motor testing before and after the hula program, and will be interviewed for their feedback.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15 (actual)
First submitted
31 Jul 2024
Start date
10 Oct 2024
Primary completion date
31 Jul 2025
Lead sponsor
University of Hawaii
NCT number
NCT06543810

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 15
  • From 10 Oct 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Drug or alcohol dependence that might interfere with safe participation, based on opinion of the Principal Investigator

Other illness

  • Presence of physical or mental health co-morbid conditions severe enough to prevent participation.

Other

  • Inability to attend in-person hula classes and study visits at Queens Medical Center.

Who the study is looking for

  • Primary diagnosis of idiopathic PD confirmed by a movement disorder specialist.
  • Age over 25-years-old.
  • Ability to give informed consent

Age in the registry: 25 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The Queen's Medical Center
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HonoluluUnited StatesUnknown status

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