Education for Adapted Physical Activity in Parkinson's Disease

Effectiveness of Adapted Physical Activity Education on Physical Activity Daily in Patients With Parkinson's Disease at an Early Stage

Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorders characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms. Actual medical treatments are symptomatic and have little efficacy on late stage axial motor symptoms. Non-pharmacological approaches are therefore essential from the disease onset.

Beside physiotherapy, to practice a regular adapted physical activity is crucial. To implement such a practice in everyday life implies to change habits. Patient Education programs are useful tools to help changing behaviors.

The study evaluate the effect of a program aiming to promote adapted physical activity in early stage Parkinson's disease by comparing patients receiving the program and patients on a waiting list. The hypothesis that the program will increase the one-week mean daily moderate to intense physical activity as measured with an actimeter.

Inclusion Criteria:

• suffering from Parkinson's disease according to Movement Disorders Society criteria,
• with a diagnosis of Parkinson for 3 years or less,
• with a stable treatment for Parkinson's disease for 3 months or more,
• having signed the consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• Woman child-bearing or breath-feeding
• Co-morbidities that influence or contraindicated adapted physical activity (severe respiratory symptoms, cardiopathy…)
• Major depressive disorder according to DSM-V
• Significant cognitive trouble (MOCA<23)
• Atypical parkinson's