NCT07378813NARecruiting

Low Versus High Load Training and Parkinson's Disease

University of Miami

Start Date

1/30/2026

Completion Date

5/30/2027

Summary

This study will compare the effects of high-load resistance training to low-load resistance training, on measures of muscle strength and power and tests of daily performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 50 years to 85 years

Inclusion Criteria: * Parkinson's Disease Hoehn \& Yahr Stages 1-3 * Able to walk 50m unassisted * Able to understand and communicate in English * A Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score above 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled cardiovascular or other neuromuscular disease that prevent participation in a training program * Any systemic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or other serious concomitant medical illness * Unresolved injury or surgery to the upper or lower limbs that prevents weight training.

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low-Load Resistance Training

BEHAVIORAL

High-Load Resistance Training

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Conditions

Activity, Motor

Locations

Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging

Coral Gables, Florida 33147

United States