Tailoring Upper Limb Exercise Advice for People With Parkinson Disease

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Jun 18, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how hand cycling, an exercise that uses a bike-like machine for your hands, can help improve hand function in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Researchers want to find out if two different ways of doing this exercise—steady, consistent cycling and short bursts of fast cycling—make a difference in hand dexterity, which is the ability to use your hands for everyday tasks. The goal is to see if just one session of hand cycling can temporarily boost hand function and understand how the type of exercise might affect these benefits.

To participate in this trial, you need to be an adult over 19 years old and have a confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. However, if you have certain health issues that would make exercising unsafe, or if you need further evaluation to ensure you're fit for exercise, you won't be able to join. If selected, you can expect to try out hand cycling and help researchers learn more about how this could help improve daily life for people with PD. The trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it is an exciting opportunity to contribute to important research in this area.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults over 19 with a clinical diagnosis of PD.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Medical contraindication to aerobic exercise, such as unstable cardiovascular disease, or physical disability that precludes arm exercise.
• • Individuals will be excluded if, upon screening with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Get Active Questionnaire and International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) a need for further evaluation before exercise is identified