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title: Boost Parkinson patients physical activity
nct_id: NCT06962930
phase: NA
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: Qatar University
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT06962930"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06962930"
last_fetched: "2026-05-10T14:07:28.205Z"
source: "Parkinson's Pathways (curated)"
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# Boost Parkinson patients physical activity

**Goal (in five words):** Boost Parkinson patients physical activity

**Official Title:** A Pilot RCT of a Remote Physical Activity Coaching Intervention to Promote Engagement in Physical Activity for People With Parkinson's Disease in Qatar

**Trial ID:** [NCT06962930](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06962930)

## Key Facts

- **Phase:** NA
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Sponsor:** Qatar University
- **Target Enrollment:** 40 participants
- **Start Date:** 2025-09-10
- **Completion Date:** 2026-05-10
- **Conditions:** Parkinson Disease
- **Interventions:** 8-week personalized self-management program tailored to their individual needs using Engage-Qatar PD. participants will be invited to one face-to-face coaching session and 7 online sessions
- **Intervention Types:** OTHER

## Summary For Families

The goal is to help people with Parkinson's increase and maintain safe, regular physical activity to improve mobility, balance, mood, and overall quality of life. Over eight weeks participants use Engage-Qatar PD, a personalized remote self-management program with one face-to-face coaching session and seven online sessions that teach goal setting, tailored exercise plans, activity tracking, strategies to overcome barriers, and safety advice, with coaches adapting plans to symptoms and medication schedules; it is a non-drug approach meant to complement existing treatments. The study is looking for adults 18 and older with a neurologist-confirmed Parkinson's who can walk indoors and outdoors without hands-on assistance, can follow study commands, and who pass the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or have medical clearance, while excluding those with other neurological conditions, musculoskeletal injuries that prevent exercise, or acute illness.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age above 18 years.
2. Successful completion of Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), or medical clearance from a neurologist.
3. Ambulatory for indoor and outdoor mobility with or without an assistive device but without physical assistance.
4. A neurologist-confirmed diagnosis of PD.
5. Ability to follow study-related commands.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Musculoskeletal injury or a medical condition that would prevent safe participation in an exercise program including failure to pass the PAR-Q test.
2. The presence of any other neurological conditions.
3. Acute illness or injury that prevents participation in the intervention.
```

## Locations (3)

- Qatar Rehabilitation Institution, Doha, Qatar _(25.2855, 51.5310)_
  - Hanan Khalil Prof Professor, phd — (CONTACT) — +97430087097
- Rumaila Hospital, Doha, Qatar _(25.2855, 51.5310)_
  - Hanan Khalil Prof Professor, phd — (CONTACT) — +97430087097 — hkhalil@qu.edu.qa
  - (CONTACT) — hkhalil@qu.edu.qa
- Qatar University, Doha, Qatar _(25.2855, 51.5310)_
  - Hanan Khalil Prof Professor, phd — (CONTACT) — +974 30087097 — hkhalil@qu.edu.qa

## Central Contacts

- Hanan Khalil prof Professor, phd — (CONTACT) — +974 30087097 — hkhalil@qu.edu.qa

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