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Highly Challenging Balance Program to Reduce Fall Rate in PD

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By David William Sparrow, DSc
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to 6 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing two exercise routines for people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease. One routine is done at a medical center, and the other can be done at home. The goal is to see if these challenging exercises can help reduce the number of falls by improving balance and strength.

Eligible Conditions
  • Parkinson's Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Number of Falls Over 3 Month Period
Secondary study objectives
Number of Falls Over 6 Month Period

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Remote exercise groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
home-based structured exercise program
Group II: In-person exercise groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
facility-based structured exercise program
Group III: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention
health education
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Facility-based structured exercise
2019
N/A
~170
Home-based structured exercise
2019
N/A
~170

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,664 Previous Clinical Trials
3,765,504 Total Patients Enrolled
David William Sparrow, DScPrincipal InvestigatorVA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
8 Previous Clinical Trials
1,249 Total Patients Enrolled
David Sparrow, DScPrincipal InvestigatorVA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
1 Previous Clinical Trials
60 Total Patients Enrolled
~26 spots leftby Dec 2025
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