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. 2022 Jun 6;2022(6):CD011574. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011574.pub2

NCT04300023.

Study name In‐home cycling for individuals with PD
Methods RCT
Participants Target sample size: 52 (40 in study 1 and 12 in study 2)
Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of idiopathic PD, vision at not corrected to 20/40 or better, able to walk at least 10m continuously, no reported vestibular or neurological disease other than PD, score of at least 78 on the telephone adaptation of the modified mini‐mental state exam, English speaking.
Exclusion criteria: contraindications to exercise, history of muscular or orthopaedic diagnosis, inability to participate in the full duration of the study, currently exercising for 20 or more minutes per week.
Interventions Study 1:
1. Cycling group (30 minute sessions on exercise bike at home while engaged in social interaction with researcher) for 6 months
2. Wait list control
Study 2:
1. Social cycling group (30 minute sessions on exercise bike at home while engaged in social interaction with researcher) for 6 months
2. Solo cycling (30 minute sessions on exercise bike at home) for 6 months
Outcomes 1. Change in fall History using the Fall history Questionnaire
Other outcomes not relevant to this review
Starting date October 2020
Contact information Dr Kristen Pickett
University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Email: kristen.pickett@wisc.edu
Notes