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Can a workout after walking practice help Parkinson's patients learn better?

NCT ID NCT04895787

Symptom relief Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

People with Parkinson's disease often struggle with walking, and their brains have trouble learning new movement skills. Researchers want to know if adding aerobic exercise or resistance exercise after gait training helps them learn and remember walking tasks better than gait training alone. The trial will assign about 70 participants to one of four groups: aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, conventional physical therapy, or a control group. Everyone receives 12 sessions of gait training, and researchers measure walking, thinking, and brain activity before, during, and after the program.

What this could mean

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Active substance
aerobic exercise on a recumbent bicycle or resistance exercise added after gait training
What this could lead to
If adding exercise after gait training helps, it could give physical therapists a simple, low-cost way to boost walking skills in people with Parkinson's disease.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and early, so any benefit may be modest or may not last. Exercise carries some risk for people with heart or balance problems, and results may not apply to everyone with Parkinson's.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

70 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2021

Finished

Aug 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease * Able to follow instructions to perform the tasks * The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA ≥ 20 * Be able to walk independently with or without devices for at least 10 meters Exclusion Criteria: * Has deep brain stimulation or pacemaker implanted in their body * A self-history of seizure * A family-history of epilepsy * Pregnancy * Uncontrolled medical conditions * Unstable cardiovascular diseases * Has other neurological or psychological disorders in addition to Parkinson's Disease

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Gait Disorders, Neurologic Parkinson disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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Gait disorders, neurologic Parkinson disease

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Taiwan University

    Taipei, 10055, Taiwan

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