Can a home workout boost brain and body in Parkinson's?
NCT ID NCT06603012
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 16-week home-based exercise program for people with Parkinson's disease. Fifty participants will either do aerobic and resistance training or just stretching. The goal is to see if the program increases daily physical activity, improves thinking, and enhances quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral exercise program (aerobic and resistance training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical, home-based exercise program to help Parkinson's patients stay active and improve daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires motivation and internet access, which could limit participation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * confirmed diagnosis of PD * Internet and email access * willingness to complete the cognitive assessments and questionnaires, wear the accelerometer, and undergo randomization * insufficient physical activity (i.e., not meeting current physical activity guidelines) based on a health contribution score of less than 14 units from the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire * self-reported ability to ambulate without assistance * age of 50+ years * English as a primary language * asymptomatic (i.e., one or fewer affirmatives on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire \[PAR-Q\]) or physician approval for undertaking exercise training for those with 2 or more affirmatives on the PAR-Q Exclusion Criteria: * above inclusion criteria not met * moderate or high risk of contraindications for possible injury or death when undertaking strenuous or maximal exercise using the PAR-Q * severe cognitive impairment that might preclude compliance with the conditions based on a modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) score of less than 18 * normal cognitive impairment based on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of 26 or more for avoiding ceiling effects involving change in cognitive function
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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