Can a tailored exercise program ease Parkinson's symptoms?
NCT ID NCT07618728
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a 12-week group exercise program, designed for each person's needs, is practical and helpful for people with Parkinson's disease. The program includes strength, aerobic, balance, and cognitive exercises, done both in person and at home. Researchers will measure how many people join, stick with it, and whether it improves motor and non-motor symptoms compared to a control group that continues usual activities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multimodal group-based exercise programme
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, community-based exercise program to help manage symptoms and improve fitness for people with Parkinson's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 64 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It is not randomized, and the control group is matched later, which could introduce bias.
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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 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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18 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.
Eligibility Criteria The eligibility criteria will be identical for both the experimental and control groups. However, this study will employ a sequential recruitment design. Participants for the control group will be recruited following the experimental group and will be matched (1:1 ratio) based on sex, age (± 5 years), and disease severity according to the Hoehn \& Yahr (H\&Y) scale. Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to the UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Diagnostic Criteria. * Subjects staged between 1 and 3 on the Hoehn \& Yahr Scale. For matching purposes, stage 1 includes stage 1.5, and stage 2 includes stage 2.5. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects diagnosed with a neurological disease other than PD. * Those diagnosed with a cardiovascular, respiratory, or metabolic disease or other conditions that represent a contraindication to physical exercise. * Those who have suffered an exacerbation or hospitalization in the last three months prior to starting the assessment protocol or during the therapeutic intervention process. * Those who have received a course of steroids, intravenously or orally, six months prior to the start of the study or during the therapeutic intervention process. * Those with cognitive impairment (defined as a score \< 21 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) or language impairments that prevent adequate communication, comprehension, or following of exercise instructions. * Participation in a structured, individualized strength and/or aerobic exercise program within the three months prior to enrollment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
RECRUITINGAlcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain
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