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Completed Not applicable Interventional

Move to Improve Physical Activity in Parkinson's Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04051151

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Official title

Move to Improve Physical Activity in Parkinson's Disease: MoTIvatE PD

Brief summary

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Apathy is a multi-dimensional behavior characterized by impairments to motivation, planning and initiation; collectively called, goal-directed behavior. It is highly prevalent in patients suffering from neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease (PD) as well as psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. In PD, specifically, apathy is one of the more troublesome symptoms. Apathetic PD patients have greater disability, lower adherence to treatment plans and caregivers report greater stress and burden. Interventions grounded in behavioral economic theories, namely, financial and social incentives often promote positive behavioral change such as weight loss and smoking cessation. However, the effectiveness of these interventions varies across and within conditions and incentive type. It also tends to dissipate when incentives are no longer provided. To date, these approaches have not been used to promote behavior change in PD or other neurological conditions where apathetic behaviors are a pressing problem. The overall goal of this study is to test if behavioral economic approaches will reduce apathy, and subsequently, improve goal-directed behavior in Parkinson's disease.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04051151
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Enrollment
84 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
Not listed
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 25, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2019
Completion
Nov 30, 2023
Last update posted
Jan 18, 2024

2019 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Pennsylvania's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104

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