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Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
Interventions: Physical exercise intervention, Cognitive exercise intervention, Health education
Countries: United States
Pain is a very common and disabling symptom in Parkinson's disease, yet it is often untreated. This study will assess the impact of home-based physical and cognitive exercise interventions to reduce pain in this disease. This approach would offer an easily implemented and affordable way to encourage and maintain use of these interventions by patients virtually indefinitely through remote access technology. The study findings may help VA clinicians provide optimal care for the many Veterans with Parkinson's disease and chronic pain.
Sex: ALL
Age: 40 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Physician diagnosis of idiopathic PD * At least 2 of the 3 cardinal signs of PD (resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia) * Response to dopaminergic medication Exclusion Criteria: * Angina pectoris * History of myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months * History of ventricular dysrhythmia requiring current therapy
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States