10,000 Step Club: Community Walking Program for People with Parkinson's Disease

NCT06605183 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: UNLVPT 10KSC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The 10,000 Step Club (10KSTC) is a 6-month community walking program for people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) and their caregivers in Las Vegas, Nevada (LV). This program will consist of several weekly, organized walking groups in local parks throughout the LV Valley. Participants in the program will use Nordic walking poles during the walks. Each walking group will meet once per week at a local park and will be supervised by walking group leaders from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. There will be three walking programs throughout the Las Vegas valley. Participants will be given a step watch to wear step counts will be tracked in real-time. The program is designed to get PwP out of their homes, cultivate a culture of connection with others with Parkinson's disease (PD), and to be collectively accountable for a common goal toward 10,000 steps per day.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Keywords

Exercise; Nordic walking; physical activity; social isolation; loneliness; fear of falling; walking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Daily step count average

  Daily step count average over one week as determined using a step watch and using real-time data acquisition software.

  From enrollment to the end of the 6-month community walking program.

• Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior

  This will be assessed using the modified Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire which is a self-report scale ranging from 0 to 56 with higher scores suggestive of more fear of falling avoidance behavior.

  From enrollment to the end of the 6-month community walking program.

• Social isolation

  Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) v2.0 - Social Isolation - Short Form 8a. This is a self-report questionnaire ranging from 8 to 40 with higher scores suggestive of more social isolation.

  From enrollment to the end of the 6-month community walking program.

• Loneliness

  Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) v2.0 - Loneliness - Fixed Form. This is a self-report questionnaire with scores ranging from 5 to 25 with higher scores suggestive of more loneliness.

  From enrollment to the end of the 6-month community walking program.

• Self-efficacy

  Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) v1.0 - Self-Efficacy for Chronic Conditions - Managing Emotions - Short Form 8a. This is a self-report questionnaire with scores ranging from 8 to 40 with higher scores suggestive of more self-efficacy.

  From enrollment to the end of the 6-month community walking program.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Program goals - feasibility

  Through the completion of the study, an average of 6-months.

• Program goals - safety

  Through the completion of the study, an average of 6-months.

• Enrollment goals - diversity

  Through the completion of the study, an average of 6-months.

Study Arms (1)

One hour per week of community walking for 6 months

OTHER

Participants will participate in one, 60-minute group walk using Nordic poles at a local community park. Participants will be assessed before and after the 6-month program.

Behavioral: Community walking program using Nordic walking poles

Interventions

Community walking program using Nordic walking poles BEHAVIORAL

This is a group, community walking program at local parks using Nordic walking poles. Participants will be encouraged to walk briskly but safely for 60 minutes one time per week with the ultimate goal of using this community walking program to build up their step count to 10,000 steps per day. We do not anticipate that the weekly walk will get them to 10,000 steps but we will use that as a weekly event to drive behavioral change throughout the week.

One hour per week of community walking for 6 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years old
• Neurologist-diagnosed Parkinson\'s disease
• Able to walk independently with or without a walking aid (e.g., cane, walker)
• Willing to participate in a 6-month study

You may not qualify if:

• Health diagnosis that would limit exercise participation (e.g., heart problems, uncontrolled blood pressure, exercise-induced asthma).
• Dementia. This will be determined by completing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
• Participants with poor walking ability (determined using the Timed Up and Go Test during initial testing).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gait and Balance Laboratory, 217 Bigelow Health Sciences Building, UNLV

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154, United States

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease; Motor Activity; Social Isolation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Movement Disorders; Synucleinopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Behavior; Social Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Merrill R Landers, DPT, PhD

CONTACT

702-895-1377; merrill.landers@unlv.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Primary investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2024
• First Posted: September 20, 2024
• Study Start: September 11, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2025
• Study Completion: December 20, 2025
• Last Updated: September 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Locations

US (1)