STEPWISE Parkinson: A Smartphone Based Exercise Solution for Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Recruiting · NCT04848077 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Step count increase with the use of a motivational smartphone application
What this trial is about
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a smartphone app can increase physical activity in patients with Parkinson's Disease in daily life for a long period of time (12 months).
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- idiopathic PD
- Hoehn and Yahr 1-3
- able to understand the Dutch language
- able to walk independently
- equal to or less than 120 minutes of sports/outdoor activities per day (question 5-28 LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire (LAPAQ))
- less than 7,000 steps/day during 1-month baseline (week -4 until 0)
Exclusion criteria
- weekly falls in the previous 3 months
- medical conditions that hamper mobility other than PD
- living in a nursing home
- cognitive impairments that hamper use of the motivational app (subjective evaluation by the assessor)
- not in the possession of a suitable smartphone (Iphone 5S or newer with iOS 10 or higher or Android 4.1 or newer)
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Radboud university medical center - Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands