Clinical trial NCT06411262: Pilot Study Investigating Intensity and Quality of Movement Performed During a Parkiboks Session
Official title: Pilot Study Investigating Intensity and Quality of Movement Performed During a Parkiboks Session
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Lead sponsor: Hasselt University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-13
Enrollment: 15
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All individuals with Parkinson disease who have been active participants of the non-contact boxing sports group in Turnhout, Beligum, will be invited to participate.

Brief summary: Studies have shown that non-contact boxing benefits individuals with Parkinson disease. Yet, the content of such sessions, has not yet been investigated. The following research question has therefore been asked: What is the physical intensity, in terms of both movement quality and quantity, as well as cardiovascular demand, in a group of individuals with Parkinson's disease during a one-hour session of Parkiboks? Though the study is exploratory, the investigators hypothesize to observe increases in cardiovascular activity during the session, as well as a high number of upper-limb repetitions of near maximal range of motion.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Official diagnosis of Parkinson disease Active participants of a non-contact boxing group for people with Parkinson disease located in Turnhout, Belgium Participating in non-contact boxing sessions for at least one month prior to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unable to read and understand the informed consent document Individuals who are wheelchair-bound

Primary outcomes:
measure: Upper-limb kinematics
timeFrame: Measured during one complete non-contact boxing session, which lasts one hour.
measure: Cardiovascular load
timeFrame: Measured during one complete non-contact boxing session, which lasts one hour.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Motor impairments
timeFrame: Filled in at the beginning of the session, together with the examinator.
measure: Activity limitations related to motor impairments
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant prior to the session.
measure: Fatigue severity
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant prior to the session.
measure: Fear of falling
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant prior to the session.
measure: Perceived exertion during the completed session
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant at the end of the session.
measure: Perceived balance difficulty during the session
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant at the end of the session.
Other outcomes:
measure: Demographic parameters
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant prior to the session.
measure: Most challenging exercise
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant at the end of the session.
measure: Most tiring exercise
timeFrame: Filled in by the participant at the end of the session.
Locations:
city: Diepenbeek
country: Belgium
facility: UHasselt
state: Flanders
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