Effect of a Boxing Program on People With Parkinson Disease
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease
In brief
This study is investigating the impact of a boxing training program on people with Parkinson Disease. The investigators were provided data for the intervention group retrospectively by the organizers of the boxing club to assess participants' benefit from participation. The outcome measures were selected to measure different aspects of functional mobility. Of particular interest is the impact of challenging whole-body activities designed for boxing and their impact on turning speed and gait. The second phase of the study will gather control group information from people with Parkinson Disease who have not participated in a boxing program to compare differences in pre-test and post-test data over a period of 12 weeks. The specific population and study design are currently pending global pandemic restrictions. Subject recruitment will involve people who have never had access to a program of this nature. An alternative population for recruitment may involve the same participants from the boxing club in a crossover study format since the boxing club has been suspended for over a year due to health and safety concerns during the pandemic. The control group of either situation would be instructed to carry on with their daily activities as usual without changing their physical activity. We hypothesize that the intervention group would show greater improvements in functional mobility compared to the control group.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04781842
- Run by
- Husson University
- People needed
- 17
- Starts
- 2021-04-10
- Expected to finish
- 2022-04-18
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-03-27
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease
You may not qualify if…
- Inability to walk without physical assistance
Where it is running
- Husson University — Bangor, Maine, United States
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