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10,000 Step Club: Community Walking Program for People with Parkinson's Disease

Description

The 10,000 Step Club (10KSTC) is a 6-month community walking program for people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) and their caregivers in Las Vegas, Nevada (LV). This program will consist of several weekly, organized walking groups in local parks throughout the LV Valley. Participants in the program will use Nordic walking poles during the walks. Each walking group will meet once per week at a local park and will be supervised by walking group leaders from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. There will be three walking programs throughout the Las Vegas valley. Participants will be given a step watch to wear step counts will be tracked in real-time. The program is designed to get PwP out of their homes, cultivate a culture of connection with others with Parkinson's disease (PD), and to be collectively accountable for a common goal toward 10,000 steps per day.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease
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Study overview

The 10,000 Step Club (10KSTC) is a 6-month community walking program for people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) and their caregivers in Las Vegas, Nevada (LV). This program will consist of several weekly, organized walking groups in local parks throughout the LV Valley. Participants in the program will use Nordic walking poles during the walks. Each walking group will meet once per week at a local park and will be supervised by walking group leaders from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. There will be three walking programs throughout the Las Vegas valley. Participants will be given a step watch to wear step counts will be tracked in real-time. The program is designed to get PwP out of their homes, cultivate a culture of connection with others with Parkinson's disease (PD), and to be collectively accountable for a common goal toward 10,000 steps per day.

10,000 STEP CLUB: Community Walking Program to Decrease Sedentary Behavior, Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior, Loneliness, and Social Isolation in Parkinson's Disease

10,000 Step Club: Community Walking Program for People with Parkinson's Disease

Condition
Parkinson Disease
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Las Vegas

Gait and Balance Laboratory, 217 Bigelow Health Sciences Building, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89154

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 30-85 years old
  • * Neurologist-diagnosed Parkinson\'s disease
  • * Able to walk independently with or without a walking aid (e.g., cane, walker)
  • * Willing to participate in a 6-month study
  • * Health diagnosis that would limit exercise participation (e.g., heart problems, uncontrolled blood pressure, exercise-induced asthma).
  • * Dementia. This will be determined by completing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
  • * Participants with poor walking ability (determined using the Timed Up and Go Test during initial testing).

Ages Eligible for Study

30 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Nevada, Las Vegas,

Study Record Dates

2025-12-20