Recruiting

Telerehabilitation

Sponsor:

9zest. Inc.

Code:

NCT03459586

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

9zest app facilitated exercise

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine if the 9zest app for Parkinson's disease is feasible, safe, and efficacious when used independently by individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Study ID

NCT03459586

Start date

Feb 28, 2018

Status verified date

Mar, 2018

Completion date

Dec, 2018

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2018

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English speaking men and women between 40 and 75 years old
  • Neurologist-diagnosed PD
  • A caregiver who is willing to assist the participant
  • Willingness to participate is a 12 week study
  • Be able to stand unassisted for 10 minutes
  • Stable on PD medication and deep brain stimulation for 3 months prior to trial

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Failure on a cognition screen
  • Co-morbidities that would preclude exercise participation or increase participant risk: severe osteoarthritis/pain, stroke, severe respiratory problems, traumatic brain injury, neuromuscular disease, atrial fibrillation, poorly controlled cardiovascular disease, limb amputation, osteoporosis)
  • Vision or hearing impairment that would interfere with app use
  • Fall that required physician evaluation (ED, urgent care, hospitalization) with the past year
  • Use of an assistive device (or person) for walking, standing, balance.
  • Currently use of a structured exercise regimen defined as participation in a regular exercise program consisting of more than 60 minutes per week in total

Study Design

Enrollment

300 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: 9zest app facilitated exercise

App to facilitate exercises for 3 times a week for 12 weeks. The app includes physical therapist-designed exercises that are modified using an algorithm to the participants physical capabilities and PD status. Exercises include strengthening, balance, range of motion, and endurance type exercise.

Interventions

9zest app facilitated exercise

The purpose of this study is to determine if the 9zest app for Parkinson's disease is feasible, safe, and efficacious when used independently by individuals with Parkinson's disease

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of adverse events and falls during exercise using the 9 zest app [ Time Frame: 12 week measurement point ]
  • Self-report questionnaire on the feasibility and usability of exercising using the 9 zest app [ Time Frame: 12 week measurement point ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sam Majmundar, MS

650-8678-729sam@9zest.com

Merrill Landers, DPT, PhD

7022413663merrill.landers@unlv.edu

Locations

Merrill Landers

Recruiting

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89154

Contacts

Merrill Landers

702-895-1377

More Information

Sponsor

9zest. Inc.

Last update posted

Mar 9, 2018

Last verified

Mar, 2018

Keywords

  • Parkinson

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by 9zest. Inc. on 2018-03-09.