Status:

COMPLETED

Peer Partners to Improve Physical Activity in Older Latino and Latina Adults With Parkinson's Disease.

Lead Sponsor:

UConn Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to culturally adapt and determine feasibility of the peer partner training program and the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention in older...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Idiopathic Parkinson disease,
  • Able to walk without the assistance of another person for 10 minutes
  • ≥ 29 on Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)
  • To have a close friend/family member over the age of 18 that would support the participant during the intervention
  • ≥ 50 years of age
  • Hispanic
  • To be willing to use an activity monitor and use a Fitbit and Fitbit application
  • To be on a stable course of PD medications without any plans for change over the next 3 months
  • To be able to speak, read and write in Spanish or English

Exclusion

  • Unstable cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, psychological or metabolic condition
  • Atypical Parkinsonism Disorders
  • A fall in the last 6 months (that was unrelated to an external force)
  • Currently engaging in 150 minutes of mod-vigorous physical activity/week

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06170866

Start Date

June 1 2023

End Date

August 30 2024

Last Update

November 26 2025

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University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut, United States, 06269