Golf, Physical Rehabilitation, and Movement Disorders

Sponsor

University of Florida (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05651776

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Anticipated Duration (Months)

1.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The importance of physical activity for individuals with movement disorders, including Parkinson disease and Essential tremor, has been established. Barriers including patient engagement continue to limit effectiveness. Golf requires skills found challenging to individuals with movement disorders. This study seeks to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an outpatient-based rehabilitation program incorporating golf skills and activities on functional measures and quality of life.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Parkinson Disease, Movement Disorders	Other: Physical Therapy, Exercise	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

20 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

An Outpatient Physical Therapy and Golf Program Designed for Individuals With Movement Disorders

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Dec 5, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Aug 14, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 5, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention of golf and rehab 2x/week x 6 weeks participation in a golf and PD rehab program	Other: Physical Therapy, Exercise Outpatient physical therapy intervention incorporating golf related assessment of skills and prescribed exercises including postural, balance, and club swing

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention of golf and rehab

2x/week x 6 weeks participation in a golf and PD rehab program

Other: Physical Therapy, Exercise

Outpatient physical therapy intervention incorporating golf related assessment of skills and prescribed exercises including postural, balance, and club swing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in functional gait assessment [Scale completed at baseline and at 6 weeks of treatment]
Scale that measures ambulation quality

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 105 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of either PD, Parkinsonism, or ET. Subjects must also demonstrate functional deficits in at least one of the three categories (gait, transfers, balance) to be further assessed by the evaluating PT

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to maintain standing balance with an assistive device, if they are non-ambulatory even with a device, if pain does not allow for subject participation, and if they are unable to follow instructions due to an underlying attentional or cognitive deficit.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Florida	Jacksonville	Florida	United States	32209

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Florida

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Joseph Legacy, MD, UF Health Neurology

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Joseph Legacy, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05651776

Other Study ID Numbers:

202202232

First Posted:

Dec 15, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Dec 15, 2022

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Parkinson Disease

Movement Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 15, 2022