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Effects of Exercise and Memory Training in Parkinson’s Disease

Official Study Title: Effects of Exercise and Cognitive  CognitiveRelated to mental activities having to do with perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning. Training on Executive Function in Parkinson’s Disease
Sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs
Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT01156714
Study ID: E7158R, HP-00045304

Summary

Executive memory loss is common in people with Parkinson's disease  Parkinson's DiseaseA chronic, slowly progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by the combination of tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and stooped posture, among other symptoms. (PD). There is no known treatment for it. This study looks at whether executive memory function is improved in PD by either treadmill aerobic training, computerized memory training, or a combination of both.

Study Phase

Not Applicable
What is a study phase?

Symptoms Addressed: Non-movement Symptoms

Memory

Time Commitment

  • Six months
  • For four months participants are required to come to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, on the mornings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for approximately one-hour sessions.

Eligibility

  • Minimum Age: 40
  • Maximum Age: 90
  • Gender(s) Accepted: Either

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
  • Balance problems

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unstable medical illness
  • Uunstable psychiatric illness
  • Exercising too much on own
  • Doing computerized memory training on own

Enrollment

Expected Enrollment: 121 (US)
Date Enrollment Began: Oct 2010
Date Enrollment Ends: Nov 2013
Last Updated Date: Jan 25 2012
Trial Post Date: Jan 25 2012
Website: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01156714

Primary Contacts and Locations

Maryland

  • Terra Hill
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    thill@som.umaryland.edu
    Phone: (443) 827-0677
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    USA
  • Sara Carney
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    sara.carney@va.gov
    Phone: (410) 605-7000 Ext. 4858
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    USA