Step Up to PD: a Community-based Walking Program for People with Parkinson's Disease

Description

This study will investigate the feasibility of a 6-month community walking program for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their care partners in greater Saint Louis, Missouri region. The walking program will consist of weekly, organized walking groups at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Participants in the program will use Nordic walking poles during the walks. The walking group(s) will meet once per week and will be supervised by walking group leaders from Saint Louis University. Participants will be given a smart watch to wear that will help step counts will be tracked in real-time. The program is designed to get people with Parkinson's disease out of their homes, cultivate a culture of connection with others with Parkinson's disease, and to be collectively accountable for a common goal toward increasing their physical and social engagement in their communities.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease, Parkinson Disease, Idiopathic

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Study overview

This study will investigate the feasibility of a 6-month community walking program for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their care partners in greater Saint Louis, Missouri region. The walking program will consist of weekly, organized walking groups at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Participants in the program will use Nordic walking poles during the walks. The walking group(s) will meet once per week and will be supervised by walking group leaders from Saint Louis University. Participants will be given a smart watch to wear that will help step counts will be tracked in real-time. The program is designed to get people with Parkinson's disease out of their homes, cultivate a culture of connection with others with Parkinson's disease, and to be collectively accountable for a common goal toward increasing their physical and social engagement in their communities.

Step Up to PD: a Community-based Walking Program for People with Parkinson's Disease

Step Up to PD: a Community-based Walking Program for People with Parkinson's Disease

Condition
Parkinson Disease
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

St. Louis

Integrated Health and Movement Science Laboratory, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104

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 study for at least 6 months
  • * Health diagnosis that would limit exercise participation (e.g., heart problems, uncontrolled blood pressure, exercise-induced asthma).
  • * Additional neurologic disease or injury beyond Parkinson's disease.
  • * Evidence of significant cognitive impairment. 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

St. Louis University,

Study Record Dates

2027-09-30