STEPWISE Parkinson: A Smartphone Based Exercise Solution for Patients With Parkinson's Disease

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Conditions studied: Movement Disorders, Parkinson Disease

In brief

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a smartphone app can increase physical activity in patients with Parkinson's Disease in daily life for a long period of time (12 months).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04848077

Run by

Radboud University Medical Center

People needed

452

Starts

2021-05-18

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• idiopathic PD
• Hoehn and Yahr 1-3
• able to understand the Dutch language
• able to walk independently
• equal to or less than 120 minutes of sports/outdoor activities per day (question 5-28 LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire (LAPAQ))
• less than 7,000 steps/day during 1-month baseline (week -4 until 0)

You may not qualify if…

• weekly falls in the previous 3 months
• medical conditions that hamper mobility other than PD
• living in a nursing home
• cognitive impairments that hamper use of the motivational app (subjective evaluation by the assessor)
• not in the possession of a suitable smartphone (Iphone 5S or newer with iOS 10 or higher or Android 4.1 or newer)

Where it is running

• Radboud university medical center — Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands (enrolling)

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