Clinical Trial: Physical Activity in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: a "Disease Modifying" Intervention?
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Parkinson Disease
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Physical Activity in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: a "Disease Modifying" Intervention?
Brief Summary:
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by bradykinesia, rigors, and tremor at rest.Distinctive neuropathological signs include progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the Substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and the presence of immunoreactive protein inclusions for ?-syn, Lewy bodies (LB).The clinical phenotype is heterogeneous, both from a motor and non-motor point of view.Furthermore, the prognosis and response to drugs are highly variable and poorly predictable.To date,…
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