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Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04284436

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Official title

Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial: SPARX3

Brief summary

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This study is a Phase 3 multi-site, randomized, evaluator-masked, study of endurance treadmill exercise on changes in the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part III score at 12 months among persons with early stage Parkinson disease. 370 participants will be randomly assigned to 2 groups: 1)60-65% HRmax or 2)80-85% HRmax 4 times per week. The primary objective is to test whether the progression of the signs of Parkinson's disease is attenuated at 12 months in among persons who have not initiated medication for Parkinson Disease (PD) when they perform high-intensity endurance treadmill exercise.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04284436
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Enrollment
370 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
40 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Aug 29, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2027
Completion
Jul 30, 2028
Last update posted
Jul 9, 2026

2021 – 2028

United States locations

U.S. sites
24
U.S. states
18
U.S. cities
22
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama 35294
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94143
University of Colorado, Denver Aurora Colorado 80204
University of Florida Gainesville Florida 32611
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia 30310
Emory University Atlanta Georgia 30322
Northwestern University Chicago Illinois 60611
Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois 60612
Iowa State University Ames Iowa 50011
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana 70803
Boston University (Charles River Campus) Boston Massachusetts 02215
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota 55455
Washington University St. Louis St Louis Missouri 63130
Columbia University Medical Center New York New York 10032
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio 45221
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio 44195
Ohio Health Columbus Ohio 43214
Kent State University Kent Ohio 44240
Oregon Health & Science University Portland Oregon 97239
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15219
UT Health San Antonio San Antonio Texas 78229
University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 84112

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Non-U.S. locations

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