Trial reportBMC neurology2010
Design and baseline characteristics of the ParkFit study, a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a multifaceted behavioral program to increase physical activity in Parkinson patients.
Trial report in BMC neurology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The ParkFit Study; Effectiveness of an Active Lifestyle Promotion Program for Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Motivational Interviewing and Physical Activity Change in Parkinson's Disease
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physiotherapy for Parkinson's disease: a comparison of techniques.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Physical Activity Self-Management and Coaching Compared to Social Interaction in Huntington Disease: Results From the ENGAGE-HD Randomized, Controlled Pilot Feasibility Trial.Physical therapy · 2017Trial
- Development and Delivery of a Physical Activity Intervention for People With Huntington Disease: Facilitating Translation to Clinical Practice.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT · 2016Trial
- Bone mineral density and vitamin D status in Parkinson's disease patients.Journal of neurology · 2013Trial
- Promotion of physical activity and fitness in sedentary patients with Parkinson's disease: randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Trial
- Physical activity promotion in physical therapy, exercise therapy and other movement-based therapies: a scoping review and content analysis of intervention studies and theoretical works.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Measuring Heart Rate Accurately in Patients With Parkinson Disease During Intense Exercise: Usability Study of Fitbit Charge 4.JMIR biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Is Being Physically Active Enough or Do People with Parkinson's Disease Need Structured Supervised Exercise? Lessons Learned from COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Mechanism of Physical Activity-induced Amelioration of Parkinson's Disease: A Narrative Review.Aging and disease · 2021Review
- Using Implementation Frameworks to Provide Proactive Physical Therapy for People With Parkinson Disease: Case Report.Physical therapy · 2019Article
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- Pain in Parkinson disease: a cross-sectional survey of its prevalence, specifics, and therapy.Journal of neurology · 2017Article
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- Barriers to exercise in people with Parkinson disease.Physical therapy · 2013Article
- Assessment of dual tasking has no clinical value for fall prediction in Parkinson’s disease.Journal of neurology · 2012Article
- Exercise and motor training in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of participant characteristics, intervention delivery, retention rates, adherence, and adverse events in clinical trials.Parkinson's disease · 2012Article
- Physical inactivity in Parkinson's disease.Journal of neurology · 2011Article
- Promoting exercise in Parkinson's disease through community-based participatory research.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2011Article
- How might physical activity benefit patients with Parkinson disease?Nature reviews. Neurology · 2011Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMany patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) lead a sedentary lifestyle. Promotion of physical activities may beneficially affect the clinical presentation of PD, and perhaps even modify the course of PD. However, because of physical and cognitive impairments, patients with PD require specific support to increase their level of physical activity.
methodsWe developed the ParkFit Program: a PD-specific and multifaceted behavioral program to promote physical activity. The emphasis is on creating a behavioral change, using a combination of accepted behavioral motivation techniques. In addition, we designed a multicentre randomized clinical trial to investigate whether this ParkFit Program increases physical activity levels over two years in sedentary PD patients. We intended to include 700 sedentary patients. Primary endpoint is the time spent on physical activities per week, which will be measured every six months using an interview-based 7-day recall.
resultsIn total 3453 PD patients were invited to participate. Ultimately, 586 patients--with a mean (SD) age of 64.1 (7.6) years and disease duration of 5.3 (4.5) years--entered the study. Study participants were younger, had a shorter disease duration and were less sedentary compared with eligible PD patients not willing to participate. DISCUSSION: The ParkFit trial is expected to yield important new evidence about behavioral interventions to promote physical activity in sedentary patients with PD. The results of the trial are expected in 2012.
trial registrationhttp://clinicaltrials.gov (nr NCT00748488).
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