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NCT number NCT01544465
Other study ID # STU00045490
Secondary ID 67-PA-11
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received February 22, 2012
Last updated March 20, 2014
Start date August 2011
Est. completion date March 2014

Study information

Verified date March 2014
Source Northwestern University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the ability of a structured physical activity program to improve sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson's disease.


Description:

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disease that affects 1% of elderly people. Sleep disturbances affect up to 88% of patients with PD and commonly include sleep fragmentation and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); these symptoms can significantly impair quality of life. The cause of sleep fragmentation and EDS is likely multifactorial, including medications, neurodegeneration, primary sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, and decreased physical activity. Pharmacotherapy in this population is limited due to side effects and drug-drug interactions.

The goal of this project is to develop non-pharmacologic therapies for impaired sleep quality and EDS in PD. Sleep disturbances and EDS are common among patients with PD and negatively affect their quality of life. There is data to support a role for physical activity in sleep in older adults with and without insomnia. Additionally, increased physical activity in patients with PD has been associated with improvement in PD motor symptoms and quality of life. Therefore, the investigators propose to examine the ability of structured physical activity to improve sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in patients with PD.

The overall objective of the proposed project is to develop behavioral approaches to improve sleep quality and daytime function in PD. The investigators propose to examine the effect of a structured physical activity program and sleep hygiene education on nighttime sleep quality and EDS in patients with idiopathic PD. There will be two groups: 1) a structured physical activity program with sleep hygiene education (SPA group), and 2) a control group receiving only sleep hygiene education (SH group) who will be offered the delayed physical activity program.

The investigators hypothesize that the structured physical activity program will improve subjective and objective sleep quality and daytime sleepiness compared to sleep hygiene education alone.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 1
Est. completion date March 2014
Est. primary completion date March 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 50 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Established clinical diagnosis of Hoehn and Yahr stage I to III idiopathic Parkinson's disease,

- Male and female.

- Age of onset of PD >= 50 years;

- Impaired sleep quality determined by Parkinson's disease sleep scale (PDSS-2) total score = 12;

- EDS as determined by Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) > 10;

- Sedentary (< 30 minutes/day or < 2 times/week of exercise) based on physical activity history;

- Stable on medications for PD for at least 2 months;

- After clinical evaluation, was provided with a referral by their Movement Disorders Neurologist for an evaluation at the Movement Disorders Rehabilitation Evaluation Clinic at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cognitive impairment as determined by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) total score < 25;

- High likelihood of sleep disordered breathing as determined by the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ);

- Restless legs syndrome (RLS) based on the International RLS Study Group diagnostic criteria;

- Current use of any sedative/hypnotics or stimulants, tricyclic antidepressants, and trazodone;

- Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and bupropion will be allowed only if the patient has been on a stable dose for at least three months;

- Unstable medical or psychiatric condition;

- History of falls in the last 2 months;

- Participants with parasomnias such as Rapid Eye Movement Behavior Disorder will not be excluded as up to 50% of patients with PD have parasomnias and exclusion of these patients would result in difficulty with recruitment and the results would be less generalizable;

- Current depression based on BDI-II total score > 19;

- Current occupation involves shift work;

- At visit #2, Apnea-hypopnea index >15 on baseline PSG;

- At visit #2, Periodic limb movements in sleep index >15 on baseline PSG;

- At physiatry evaluation at RIC, inpatient rehabilitation is recommended.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Behavioral:
Structured Physical Activity
Rehabilitation evaluation and 8 weeks of physical therapy
Sleep hygiene education
Educational materials on insomnia published by the American Academy of Sleep medicine

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Northwestern University Chicago Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Northwestern University Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (8)

Baatile J, Langbein WE, Weaver F, Maloney C, Jost MB. Effect of exercise on perceived quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2000 Sep-Oct;37(5):529-34. — View Citation

Hirtz D, Thurman DJ, Gwinn-Hardy K, Mohamed M, Chaudhuri AR, Zalutsky R. How common are the "common" neurologic disorders? Neurology. 2007 Jan 30;68(5):326-37. — View Citation

King AC, Oman RF, Brassington GS, Bliwise DL, Haskell WL. Moderate-intensity exercise and self-rated quality of sleep in older adults. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1997 Jan 1;277(1):32-7. — View Citation

Li F, Fisher KJ, Harmer P, Irbe D, Tearse RG, Weimer C. Tai chi and self-rated quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Jun;52(6):892-900. — View Citation

Menza M, Dobkin RD, Marin H, Bienfait K. Sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2010;25 Suppl 1:S117-22. doi: 10.1002/mds.22788. Review. — View Citation

Ondo WG, Dat Vuong K, Khan H, Atassi F, Kwak C, Jankovic J. Daytime sleepiness and other sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 2001 Oct 23;57(8):1392-6. — View Citation

Reid KJ, Baron KG, Lu B, Naylor E, Wolfe L, Zee PC. Aerobic exercise improves self-reported sleep and quality of life in older adults with insomnia. Sleep Med. 2010 Oct;11(9):934-40. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.04.014. Epub 2010 Sep 1. — View Citation

Rodrigues de Paula F, Teixeira-Salmela LF, Coelho de Morais Faria CD, Rocha de Brito P, Cardoso F. Impact of an exercise program on physical, emotional, and social aspects of quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2006 Aug;21(8):1073-7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in polysomnographically-derived wake after sleep onset Baseline and 10 weeks No
Primary Change in mean sleep latency test-derived mean sleep latency Baseline and 10 weeks No
Secondary Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a survey-derived measure of sleep quality. Baseline and 10 weeks No
Secondary Change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a survey-derived measure of sleepiness Baseline and 10 weeks No
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