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ArticleInternational journal of exercise science

Borg scale is valid for ratings of perceived exertion for individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Amanda L Penko, Jacob E Barkley, Mandy Miller Koop, Jay L Alberts

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Article in International journal of exercise science. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07554677 (Feasibility of a Co-designed PRe-radiotherapy Exercise Programme for People With Stage I-III Non-small Cell Lung cAnCEr), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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Feasibility of a Co-designed PRe-radiotherapy Exercise Programme for People With Stage I-III Non-small Cell Lung cAnCEr: A Single-centre, Single Arm Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorQueen's University, BelfastRan2026 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsLung CancerArmsExercise, radiotherapy
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda L PenkoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Jacob E BarkleyCollege of Health and Human Services, Kent State University, Kent, OH USA.
Mandy Miller KoopDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Jay L AlbertsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

The Cyclical Lower-extremity Exercise for Parkinson's TrialR01NS073717 · NINDS · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI ALBERTS, JAY L. · 2011 to 2023
$4.8M
Effects of forced exercise training on Parkinson's motor functionR21HD056316 · NICHD · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI ALBERTS, JAY L. · 2009 to 2010
$417k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD056316NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that has traditionally been treated with anti-parkinsonian medication. There is increasing evidence that exercise is beneficial to those with PD, therefore, it is necessary to validate a measure of exertion that can be implemented across exercise settings that may not have the capability to actively monitor heart rate. The aim of this project was to determine the validity of the Borg RPE scale in individuals with PD undergoing a maximal progressive cycling exercise test. Thirty-eight males and females (58.5 ± 8.1 yrs) with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD, Hoehn and Yahr stage II-III, completed a maximal exercise test. Heart rate was monitored continuously, with RPE being recorded during the last minute of each stage of the test. Correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between RPE and continuous heart rate monitoring. A significant, positive correlation was present between RPE and heart rate and RPE and workload, r = 0.61 and r = 0.77 respectively. A separate mixed effects model regression analyses indicated that RPE was a significant predictor of heart rate (p < 0.001) and workload (p < 0.001). The results of a mixed effect models that RPE scores indicated that RPE values at commonly prescribed workout intensities were not associated with age, gender, or disease severity (p>0.05). Significant, positive correlation between RPE and HR indicates that the Borg category ratio scale may be used in individuals with Parkinson's disease in which formal exercise testing may not be available.

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Borg scaleexerciseheart rateParkinson’s diseaseperceived exertion

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PMID28479949
PMCPMC5213192
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