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title: Improve walking endurance through exercise
nct_id: NCT07221266
phase: NA
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: University of Texas, El Paso
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT07221266"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07221266"
last_fetched: "2026-05-10T14:08:19.616Z"
source: "Parkinson's Pathways (curated)"
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# Improve walking endurance through exercise

**Goal (in five words):** Improve walking endurance through exercise

**Official Title:** Changes in Motor Function, Quality of Life, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physiological Markers in People With Parkinson's Disease Following Different Exercise Interventions.

**Trial ID:** [NCT07221266](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07221266)

## Key Facts

- **Phase:** NA
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Sponsor:** University of Texas, El Paso
- **Target Enrollment:** 45 participants
- **Start Date:** 2026-04-21
- **Completion Date:** 2027-05-31
- **Conditions:** Parkinson Disease (PD)
- **Interventions:** Guided Cycling, Non-Contact Boxing, Traditional Physical Therapy Program (Standard of Care)
- **Intervention Types:** BEHAVIORAL

## Summary For Families

They're comparing whether guided cycling, non-contact boxing, or a standard physical therapy program can improve motor function, quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness, and physiological markers in people with Parkinson's. Guided cycling focuses on steady aerobic pedaling to boost endurance and gait stability, non-contact boxing uses fast footwork, balance and reaction drills to challenge coordination and motor planning, and the traditional program follows typical PT exercises, with the study tracking how each approach changes movement, fitness and biological markers. Adults 50 and older who walk independently, are Hoehn and Yahr stage 1 to 3, and speak English or Spanish are eligible, while people with recent stroke or heart attack, non-ambulatory status, stage 4 or 5, osteoporosis, or unmanaged Parkinson's medications are excluded.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 50 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
2. Independent ambulation
3. Hoehn and Yahr stage of 1-3
4. 50 years of age or older
5. Must speak English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of stroke
2. History of heart attack
3. Non-ambulatory
4. Hoehn and Yahr of stage 4 or 5
5. Osteoporosis
6. Unmanaged Parkinson's medication
```

## Locations (2)

- University of Texas at El Paso Doctor of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences Building, El Paso, Texas, United States _(31.7587, -106.4869)_
  - Alvaro Gurovich, PT, PhD — (CONTACT) — 915-747-7248 — agurovich@utep.edu
- Move Therapy Services, El Paso, Texas, United States _(31.7587, -106.4869)_
  - Katherine M Reyes-Brooks, PT, DPT — (CONTACT) — 915-307-3283 — movetherapy@outlook.com

## Central Contacts

- Katherine M Reyes-Brooks, PT, DPT — (CONTACT) — 915-747-6122 — kmreyesbrooks@utep.edu

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