Evaluation of a Personalized Physical Activity Coaching Program in Parkinson's Disease (APA-PARK)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02816619 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2016 by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 28, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 28, 2016
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There is growing interest for physical activity in Parkinson's disease in order to improve mobility and function of these patients. It seems from previous studies that difficulty, intensity and specificity of physical exercises are important parameters conditioning the effect of physical activity on cerebral plasticity and clinical improvement.
Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the benefits of a Personalized Physical Activity coaching program, including scheduled and frequent follow up associated with progressive readaptation of exercise intensity depending on individual performances (during 3 months), versus free practice of physical activity in Parkinson's disease.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Parkinson's Disease | Behavioral: Personalized Physical Activity coaching program Behavioral: Free practice of physical activity | Not Applicable |
Type of study: a randomized, single-blind, parallel-group, controlled clinical trial.
Number of centers: 1 (Clermont-Ferrand)
Patients
Patients eligible for inclusion will be randomized to one of the two groups:
- APA + : patients will beneficiate of Personalized Physical Activity coaching program during 3 months (1 hour, twice by week, during 3 months)
- APA- : patients will do free practice of physical activity during 3 months.
Study Performance Patients will be evaluated 3 times : at J0 (baseline, V1), 3 months after Personalized Physical Activity coaching program (J0+3M, V2), and 3 months after the end of the Personalized Physical Activity coaching program (J0+6M)
V1:
- Signature of an informed consent form.
- Demographic and clinical characteristics (sex, age, disease duration, treatments).
V1, V2, V3
- Neurological evaluation (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale part III score)
- Evaluation of quality of life (Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39-item version (PDQ-39), participation to Daily life activities (Lawton and Brody Activities of Daily Living scale (IADL questionnaire25)
- Evaluation of performances for specific tests for balance (stabilometry), muscular strength (isometry)
- Evaluation of cardiorespiratory function (VO2pic et 6 min Walk Test)
- Evaluation of body composition (lean body mass/fat mass) with DEXA.
- Dropout rates at V2 and V3
- Evaluation of the activity with the eMOUVE application in a subgroup of patients.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of a Personalized Physical Activity Coaching Program in Parkinson's Disease |
Study Start Date : | March 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: APA+
APA + : patients will beneficiate of Personalized Physical Activity coaching program during 3 months (1 hour, twice by week, during 3 months)
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Behavioral: Personalized Physical Activity coaching program |
APA-
APA- : patients will do free practice of physical activity during 3 months.
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Behavioral: Free practice of physical activity |
- Change from baseline of the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale part III score [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39-item version score [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of the Lawton and Brody Activities of Daily Living scale score [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of the percentage of sedentarity, mild, moderate and intense activity using the eMOUVE application [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of percentage of sedentarity, mild, moderate and intense activity using the eMOUVE application [ Time Frame: at + 6 months ]
- Change from baseline of balancing abilities measured by stabilometry [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of balancing abilities measured by stabilometry [ Time Frame: at + 6 months ]
- Change from baseline of muscular strength measured with isometric test [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of muscular strength measured with isometric test [ Time Frame: at +6months ]
- Change from baseline of VO2pic [ Time Frame: at +3months ]
- Change from baseline of VO2pic [ Time Frame: at + 6 months ]
- Change from baseline of the 6 min Walking Test score [ Time Frame: at +3 months ]
- Change from baseline of the 6 min Walking Test score [ Time Frame: at + 6 months ]
- Change from baseline of fat and lean body mass measured by DEXA [ Time Frame: at +3 months. ]
- Change from baseline fat and lean body mass measured by DEXA [ Time Frame: at +6 months. ]
- dropout rates [ Time Frame: at +3 months ]
- dropout rates [ Time Frame: at +6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical criteria for Parkinson's disease
- Men or women aged from 18 to 80 years old.
- Social security coverage.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- neurological disease other than Parkinson's disease
- severe depression (Beck Depression Inventory>37) or psychiatric comorbidities (UPDRS I )
- significant cognitive impairment (MoCA<24)
- orthopedic impairment with functional restriction
- contraindication to physical exercise

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02816619
Contact: Patrick LACARIN | 04 73 75 11 95 | placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr |
France | |
CHU Clermont-Ferrand | Recruiting |
Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63003 | |
Contact: Patrick LACARIN 04 73 75 11 95 placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr | |
Principal Investigator: Anna Marques |
Responsible Party: | University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02816619 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CHU-0265 2016-A00040-51 ( Registry Identifier: 2016-A00040-51 ) |
First Posted: | June 28, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 28, 2016 |
Last Verified: | June 2016 |
Parkinson's disease Physical activity Physical exercise |
Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
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