Feasibility and Effects of a Pickleball Program for People With Parkinson Disease

Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Community Pickleball Program for People With Parkinson Disease: A Feasibility and Preliminary Results Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05994508
• Other study ID #: IRBAZ/5214
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2023
• Est. completion date: May 2024

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Midwestern University
• Contact: Suzanne O'Neal, DPT, DHSc
• Phone: 6235723938
• Email: soneal[@]midwestern.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Pickleball is a fast-growing sport that has been shown to improve social integration, life satisfaction, function, and cognitive function in older adults. Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors, and postural instability. Exercise has been shown to improve physical and cognitive function in people with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of this study is to assess if a community pickleball program can be a feasible and effective for people living with PD.The primary aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a group pickleball program for people with PD. Secondary aims is to assess the effects of a 6-week pickleball exercise program on balance, gait, cognition, upper extremity function, pain, and quality of life in people with PD. This will be a pre-test, post-test single-group, prospective, mixed-methods study with 1- month follow-up. Sixteen participants will be enrolled in a 6-week pickleball program, at a frequency of twice a week for one hour each session. Feasibility will be assessed by retention rates, adherence rates, resources, and number of adverse events. Quantitative data to be collected will include the Mini-BESTest, gait and body posture variables, Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8, the Shirt-Buttoning Task, 9 Hole Peg Test, grip strength, PD-Pain Classification System, and the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery. Additionally, participants will be scheduled for small semi-structured focus group interviews to gain qualitative data about their experiences of the program. It is hypothesized that a pickleball program for people living with PD will be a feasible activity and will result in improvements in balance, gait, cognition, upper extremity function, and quality of life. Additionally, it is hypothesized that participants will have a favorable opinion on the activity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 16
• Est. completion date: May 2024
• Est. primary completion date: December 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson disease, able to walk without an assistive device, and able to tolerate 45 minutes of activity with occasional seated rest.

Exclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of any other neurologic disorder, any current illness, injury, or cognitive function that would prevent ability to perform the study tasks, and not regularly participating in pickleball (less than 3 times a month).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease

Intervention

Other:
• Pickleball program
The intervention will be a 6-week pickleball program, at a frequency of two times a week. Each session will be one hour which will consist of dynamic warm-up drills, pickleball-related skill practice and game play, and a cool-down period.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Midwestern University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mini-BEStest	Comprehensive balance assessment	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Primary	10-Meter Walk Test	Measure of gait speed	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Primary	Grip strength dynamometry	Assessment of grip strength	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Secondary	The shirt-buttoning task	An upper limb functional performance test	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Secondary	9-Hole Peg Test	Assessment of finger dexterity	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Secondary	Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8	Measure of perceived quality of life	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Secondary	PD-Pain Classification System	Tool for differentiating PD-pain from PD-unrelated pain	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion
Secondary	Montreal Cognitive Assessment	Assessment of cognitive abilities	Within 7 day before and after the intervention as well as one-month after intervention completion