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NCT Number: NCT06170866

Peer Partners to Improve Physical Activity in Older Latino and Latina Adults With Parkinson's Disease.

The goal of this interventional study is to culturally adapt and determine feasibility of the peer partner training program and the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention in older Latin/Hispanic people with Parkinson's disease.

The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

* What is the feasibility of the peer partner training program? * What is the feasibility of the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention? * What are the effects of the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention on physical activity, motivation, depression, apathy and self-efficacy?

Participants will be asked to:

* Wear a research-grade activity monitor, Actigraph GT9X device for 10 days at the beginning and end of the study. * Watch 11 educational videos about Parkinson´s disease and exercise and attend two virtual educational sessions. * Connect with another person with Parkinson´s disease one time a week on a virtual meeting platform for 8 weeks. * Use Fitbit activity monitors and connect with other participants through the Fitbit application for 8 weeks. * Attend a weekly online exercise class for 8 weeks with other people with Parkinon´s disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Behavior Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Motor Activity Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Idiopathic Parkinson disease,
  • Able to walk without the assistance of another person for 10 minutes

-≥ 29 on Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)

  • To have a close friend/family member over the age of 18 that would support the participant during the intervention

-≥ 50 years of age

  • Hispanic
  • To be willing to use an activity monitor and use a Fitbit and Fitbit application
  • To be on a stable course of PD medications without any plans for change over the next 3 months
  • To be able to speak, read and write in Spanish or English

Exclusion criteria

  • Unstable cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, psychological or metabolic condition
  • Atypical Parkinsonism Disorders
  • A fall in the last 6 months (that was unrelated to an external force)
  • Currently engaging in 150 minutes of mod-vigorous physical activity/week

Treatment and study plan

Socially supported physical activity

Behavioral

Use of a culturally and linguistically tailored intervention that uses mobile health technology plus social support to increase engagement in physical activity in the management of Parkinson´s disease.

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)

    Time frame: After completion of the entire intervention (11 weeks)

    A standardized measure of acceptability that indicates percent agreement with acceptability of the intervention ranging from 20-100%. Higher scores indicate agreement (better outcome) with the acceptability of the intervention.

  2. Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)

    Time frame: After completion of the entire intervention (11 weeks)

    A standardized measure of appropriateness that indicates percent agreement with appropriateness of the intervention ranging from 20-100%. Higher scores indicate more agreement (better outcome) with the appropriateness of the intervention.

  3. Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)

    Time frame: After completion of the entire intervention (11 weeks)

    A standardized measure of feasibility that indicates percent agreement with feasibility of the intervention ranging from 20-100%. Higher scores indicate more agreement (better outcome) with the feasibility of the intervention.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Measurement of Physical Activity

    Time frame: 10 days at baseline and post-intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks)

    Steps per day measured using a research-grade activity monitor will provide group mean change in physical activity from baseline to post-intervention.

  2. Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2)

    Time frame: Baseline and post Intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks)

    The Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2, Relative Autonomy Index, is a standardized, 19-item survey that evaluates motivation for exercise. The scores range from -24 to +20 with higher scores indicating increased motivation or better outcomes. The group mean change score is presented.

  3. Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39)

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks)

    The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) is a 39-item, self-report survey that assess quality of life. The scores range from 0-100 and a decrease indicates an improvement in quality of life. The group mean change total scores will be evaluated.

  4. Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention (approximately 12 to 14 weeks)

    The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) -15, is a 15-item self-report measure of depression in older adults. The score ranges from 0-15 with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression (worse outcome). Group mean change scores related to depression are reported.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UConn Health

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Dec 14, 2023
Registry last updated
Nov 26, 2025

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