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Online coaching aims to get Parkinson's patients moving in qatar
NCT ID NCT06962930
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a remote coaching program to help people with Parkinson's disease in Qatar exercise more. 40 participants will receive personalized coaching through online sessions and a fitness tracker. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable, and whether it increases physical activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remote physical activity coaching program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, culturally adapted way to help people with Parkinson's in Qatar exercise more, improving their function and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (40 people) focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. The program may not work as well in larger groups or other settings.
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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 40 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 2026
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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age above 18 years. 2. Successful completion of Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), or medical clearance from a neurologist. 3. Ambulatory for indoor and outdoor mobility with or without an assistive device but without physical assistance. 4. A neurologist-confirmed diagnosis of PD. 5. Ability to follow study-related commands. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Musculoskeletal injury or a medical condition that would prevent safe participation in an exercise program including failure to pass the PAR-Q test. 2. The presence of any other neurological conditions. 3. Acute illness or injury that prevents participation in the intervention.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qatar Rehabilitation Institution
RECRUITINGDoha, 0000, Qatar
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Qatar University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDoha, 2713, Qatar
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Rumaila Hospital
RECRUITINGDoha, 0000, Qatar
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