Golf Instruction Versus Tai Chi for People With Parkinson's Disease
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Official title
Feasibility and Tolerability of Group Golf Instruction Versus Tai Chi for Patients With Moderate to Advanced Parkinson's Disease
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and tolerability of golf instruction for participants with moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Other forms of exercise have been shown to be beneficial for PD. Golf is a low impact sport that utilizes balance and strength. Currently, there are no data looking at the effects of golf on PD. This pilot study aims to test the effects of golf in the PD patient population, particularly its effect on balance. In this study, we will be comparing group golf instruction to group Tai Chi lessons (the gold standard balance exercise for patients with PD).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03563807
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 35 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 23, 2018 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 30, 2020 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jun 1, 2020 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Sep 3, 2020
2018 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 3, 2020 · Synced Nov 10, 2026
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