NCT06859528Recruiting
Step Up to PD: A Community-based Walking Program for People With Parkinson's Disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 May 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will investigate the feasibility of a 6-month community walking program for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their care partners in greater Saint Louis, Missouri region. The walking program will consist of weekly, organized walking groups at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Participants in the program will use Nordic walking poles during the walks. The walking group(s) will meet once per week and will be supervised by walking group leaders from Saint Louis University. Participants will be given a smart watch to wear that will help step counts will be tracked in real-time. The program is designed to get people with Parkinson's disease out of their homes, cultivate a culture of connection with others with Parkinson's disease, and to be collectively accountable for a common goal toward increasing their physical and social engagement in their communities.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 27 Feb 2025
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- St. Louis University
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT06859528
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 40
- From 1 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2027
- 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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Other illness
- Health diagnosis that would limit exercise participation (e.g., heart problems, uncontrolled blood pressure, exercise-induced asthma).
- Additional neurologic disease or injury beyond Parkinson's disease.
- Evidence of significant cognitive impairment. This will be determined by completing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Other
- Participants with poor walking ability (determined using the Timed Up and Go Test during initial testing).
Who the study is looking for
- 30-85 years old
- Neurologist-diagnosed Parkinson's disease
- Able to walk independently with or without a walking aid (e.g., cane, walker)
- Willing to participate in study for at least 6 months
Age in the registry: 30 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Health and Movement Science Laboratory, Saint Louis University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Recruiting |
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