Status:
COMPLETED
Home-Based Exercise in Primary Progressive Aphasia (HEPPA)
Lead Sponsor:
Montreal Heart Institute
Conditions:
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a novel home-based multicomponent exercise program in adults clinically diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia
Detailed Description
Exercise is known to induce changes in brain neuroplasticity in the elderly and is thought to have a protective effect against cognitive decline in patients already suffering from neurodegenerative di...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A clinical diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Fluent in French or English
- Able to read, understand and sign the information and consent form
- Have access to the internet
- Have access to a tablet (i.e. iPad or Android) or a computer
Exclusion
- Any absolute and relative contraindication to exercise testing and/or physical training (e.g., any severe musculoskeletal disease impairing their mobility)
- Any severe respiratory disease (e.g., asthma, COPD, COVID-19)
- Any severe exercise intolerance
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 5 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06181500
Start Date
April 5 2023
End Date
August 31 2024
Last Update
February 6 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Preventive medicine and physical activity centre (centre EPIC), Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 1N6
2
McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4H 1R3