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P a r k i n s o n disease
A r a n d o m i z e d c o n t r o l l e d trial
C o l l e e n G .C a n n i n g , P h D
ABSTRACT
Catherine
Objective:
Sherrngton,
P h D
Stephen R .Lord, P h D
J a c q u e l i n e C . T . Cise,
M D
Stephane Heritier, P h D
Giliian Z . Heiler, P h D
Kirsten
Howard, P h D
Natalie E .Alien, P h D
Mark
D .Latt, P h D
Susan M . Murray,
MHlthSci
Sandra D . O'Rourke,
BMedSc
(Hons)
Serene S. Paul, P h D
Jooeun Song, P h D
Vctor S . C . F u n g , P h D
T o determine w h e t h e r falls can be prevented w i t h minimally supervised exercise targeting potentially remediable fall risk factors, Le., poor balance, reduced leg muscle strength,
a n d f r e e z i n g o f gait, in people w i t h P a r k i n s o n disease.
T w o h u n d r e d t h i r t y - o n e p e o p l e w i t h P a r k i n s o n d i s e a s e w e r e r a n d o m i z e d i n t o e x e r c i s e or
usual-care control groups. Exercises were practiced for 4 0 t o6 0 minutes, 3times weekly forj
m o n t h s . P r i m a r y o u t c o m e s w e r e fall rates a n d proportion o f fallers during t h e intervention p e c e
S e c o n d a r y o u t c o m e s w e r e physical (balance, mobility, freezing o f gait, habitual physical activityi
psychological (fear o f falling, affect), a n d quality-of-life m e a s u r e s .
Methods:
T h e r e w a s n o s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n g r o u p s n t h e r a t e o f f a l l s ( i n c i d e n c e r a t t j
r a t i o [ I R R ] = 0 . 7 3 , 9 5 % c o n f i d e n c e nterval [ C U 0 . 4 5 - 1 . 1 7 , p = 0 . 1 8 ) o r p r o p o r t i o n o f f a l l e r s
(p = 0 . 4 5 ) . P r e p l a n n e d s u b g r o u p a n a l y s i s r e v e a l e d a s i g n i f i c a n t i n t e r a c t i o n f o r d i s e a s e s e v e r i t f
(p < 0 . 0 0 1 ) . I n t h e l o w e r d i s e a s e s e v e r i t y s u b g r o u p , t h e r e w e r e f e w e r f a l l s n t h e e x e r c i s e g r c :
c o m p a r e d w i t h c o n t r o l s ( I R R = 0 . 3 1 , 9 5 % C I 0 . 1 5 - 0 . 6 2 , p < 0 . 0 0 1 ) , w h i l e n t h e h i g h e r d i s e a s e
severity subgroup, t h e r e w a s a trend t o w a r d m o r e falls in t h e exercise group (IRR = 1 . 6 1 , 9 5 % C f
0 . 8 6 - 3 . 0 3 , p = 0 . 1 3 ) . P o s t l n t e r v e n t i o n , t h e e x e r c i s e g r o u p s c o r e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y (p < 0 . 0 5 ) b e t t e r
than controls o n t h e S h o r t Physical Performance Battery, sit-to-stand, fear o f falling, affect, ac
quality o f life, a f t e r a d j u s t i n g f o r baseline p e r f o r m a n c e .
Results:
A n exercise program targeting balance, leg strength, and freezing o f gait did not
reduce falls b u t improved physical a n d psychological health. Falls w e r e reduced ir people a
milder disease b u t n o t in t h o s e w i t h m o r e s e v e r e P a r k i n s o n disease.
Conclusions:
Correspondence t o
Dr. Canning:
colleen.canning@sydney.edu.au
C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f e v i d e n c e : T h i s s t u d y p r o v i d e s C l a s s III e v i d e n c e t h a t f o r p a t i e n t s w i t h P a r k i n s o n
disease, a minimally supervised exercise p r o g r a m d o e s n o t reduce fall risk. T h i s s t u d y lacked t h e
precisin t o e x e l u d e a modrate r e d u c t i o n o r m o d e s t i n c r e a s e i n f a l l r i s k f r o m e x e r c i s e . T r i a l r e g i s t r a t i o n : A u s t r a l i a n N e w Z e a l a n d C l i n i c a l Triis R e g l s t r y ( A C T R N 1 2 6 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 4 7 ) .
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CI = c o n f i d e n c e i n t e r v a l ; IRR = i n c i d e n c e r a t e r a t i o ; NSW = N e w S o u t h W a l e s ; PD = P a r k i n s o n d i s e a s e ; PIG = - :
i n v e r s e g a u s s i a n ; RR = r e l a t i v e r i s k ; UPDRS = U n i f i e d P a r k i n s o n ' s D i s e a s e R a t i n g S c a l e .
P e o p l e w i t h P a r k i n s o n d i s e a s e ( P D ) f a l l f r e q u e n t l y , w i t h 6 0 % f a l l i n g a n n u a l l y a n d two-thBfW
these falling r e c u r r e n t l y .
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wel/-being.
W h i l e evidence f r o m s y s t e m a t i c r e v i e w s s h o w s t h a t exercise p r o g r a m s are effective i n p r e v e n t i n g
f a l l s i n t h e g e n e r a l o l d e r p o p u l a t i o n / ' o n l y 5 r a n d o m i z e d c o n t r o l l e d triis h a v e e v a l u a t e d e x e r c i s e
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p r o g r a m s d e s i g n e d t o r e d u c e f a l l s i n p e o p l e w i t h P D . T h r e e u n d e r p o w e r e d triis " r e p o n e d n o
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G o t o N e u r o l o g y . o r g r o r r u l l disclosures. F u n d i n g i n t o r m a n o n a n d d i s d o s u r e s d e e m e d r e l e v a n t b y t h e a u t h o t s , i f a n v , a r e p r o v i d e d ar t h e e n d o f r h e a n i d e .
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e f f e c t o n f a l l s , w h i l e 2 triis"
icant
reductions
challenged
1 2
u s i n g f u l l y supervised exercise. A f u l l y
reported signif-
i n falls w h e n exercises
with
exer-
sustain
i n
clinical
practice,
while
less-
cises t h a t d i d n o t c h a l l e n g e b a l a n c e . T h e s e p o s -
supervised
i t i v e triis d i d n o t , h o w e v e r , t a r g e t 2 a d d i t i o n a l
i n t e r v e n t i o n srafey. T h i s a p p r o a c h h a s b e e n
reduced
leg strength
a n d freezing
w h i c h are also p o t e n t i a l l y
o f gait,'
remediable.
models
o f exercise delivery
may
sustainable
1 3 - 1 6
T h e o u t c o m e s i n t h e 2 positive fall p r e v e n -
3 5 % i n t h e general
older
population.
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o Falls prevention advice (n=115)
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The 2 4 exercise participants who discontinued intervention include 4 of the participants lost to both primary and secondary outcomes and 7 of the
participants lost to secondary outcomes; **3 exercise and 3 control participants provided posttest questionnaire data but no posttest physical assessment
data.
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j a n u a r y u, u i a
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targeting
balance,
leg
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t e p o r t i n g freezing. B a l a n c e exercises i n c l u d e d s t a n d i n g w i t h
decreased
base
o f support,
forward/sidcways/backward
a n d h e e l taises,
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w i t h P Dt o a n exercise g r o u p ( i n t e r v e n t i o n ) o t usual-carc
forward
exercises
increased
semisquats,
via weighted
P a t t i c i p a n t s a t t e n d e d a m o n t h l y exercise class l e d b y a
2 1
a n d progressed
class, a n d 2 t o 4 h o m e visits w e r e c o n d u c t e d
therapist over t h e6 m o n t h s .
When
group
i n the
b y t h e physical
sessions w e r e n o t
feasible,
supervised
by a
super-
cueing
F.ight
participants
p e r f o r m e d a l l exercise sessions a t h o m e .
t o 1 0 o f these
strategv
home
sessions
home
w i t h P D as c o m p a t e d
c o n t a i n i n g standardized fall p r e v e n t i o n
research
were
ama U C C u t g v i J^ait i c u u i . t l a n s n i L u i i i i n u i m v - u w c i l l l l g p c u p i e
w i t h u s u a l care? T h e s e c o n d a r y
Strengthening
a n d lateral step-ups,
w i t h load progressively
activities, a n d
group
reaching
stepping.
included sit-to-stand,
vests.
graded
visits. T h ei n t e r v e n t i o n g r o u p
also
received
advice.
booklet
2 2
t h a t for p a t i c n t s
with
falls risk.
Standard
p r o t o c o l approvals,
registrations,
and
patient
c o n s e n t . T h e s t u d y p r o t o c o l w a s a p p r o v e d b y T h e U n i v e r s i t y o
Sydney
Humin
Research
i n f o r m e d consent
was registered
Ethics
Committee
a n d writtcn
w a s o b t a i n e d f r o m a l l participants. T h e trial
prospectively
C l i n i c a l Triis R e g i s t r y
with
T h e c o n t r o l g r o u p received
Control group.
the Australian N e w
Zealand
(ACTRN12608000303347).
their medical
number
the
o f f a l l s a n d t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f a l l e r s r e c o r d e d
6-month
intervention
unintentionaiiy c o m m g
calendats
c o m p l e t e d calendars
o f idiopathic P D ( c o n -
t o w a l k i n d e p e n d e n d y w i t h o r w i t h o u t a w a l k i n g aid, stable
anti-
p a r k i n s o n i a n m e d i c a t i o n for a t l e a s t 2 w e e k s , a n d o n e o r m o r e f a l l s
i n t h e past year o r a t r i s k o f falls based o n physical
Participants were deemed
assessment.
during
(defined
t o test o n t h e g r o u n d o r o t h e r
were
the
o n entty t o t h e study, w i t h
Falls
as
lower
Participants
tecotd
firmed
period.
appointments;
2 2
Surface w i t h o u t o v e r w h e l m i n g e x t e r n a l torce o r a m a j o r i n t e r n a !
therapists.
from
booklet
O u t c o m e measures. T h e p r i m a r y o u t c o m e m e a s u r e s w e r e t h e
Participants. P a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e t e c r u i t e d f r o m m e t r o p o l i t a n S y d -
received
adver-
usual care
p r a c t i t i o n e t a n d c o m m u n i t y services.
also
following:
insttuctions t o
falls; n u r s i n g , m e d i c a l , a n d allied h e a l t h
a n d hospitalizations.
Patticipants
returned
m o n t h l y i n prepaid envelopes.
telephoned
monthly
t o record
m e d i c a t i o n s , u s e o f h e a l t h resources,
Participants
a n y changes i n
following:
d i n a t e d s t a b i l i t y test o fb a l a n c e ' ; t h e S h o r t P h y s i c a l
coor-
Performance
B a t t e r y , w h i c h incudes w a l k i n g , s t a n d i n g b a l a n c e , a n d s i t - t o stand
tests ' ;
2
fast w a l k i n g v e l o c i t y o v e r 4 m ; t h e 5 - r e p e t i t i o n
s i t - t o - s t a n d test; t h e F r e e z i n g o f C a i t Q u e s t i o n n a i r e
reach c r i t e r i o n o n o n e o f t h e b a l a n c e tests i n t h e Q u i c k S c r e e n
Efficacv Scale-lntetnational ;
i.e., unable
t o perform
near
; t h e Falls
2 8
tndem s t a n d w i t h e y e s c l o s e d for 1 0 s e c o n d s , u n a b l e t o c o m p l e t e
8 s t e p s i n t h e altrnate s t e p t e s t ( 1 8 - c m
scores o f t h e S F - 1 2 v 2
seconds. o t unable
s t e p ) i n less t h a n 1 0
t o n e r f n r m S teneririons of sit-to-stand i n
ques-
sub-
( S h o r t F o r m 1 2 versin 2 ) , t h e S F - 6 D
quality-
less t h a n 1 2 s e c o n d s .
i fthey h a da M i n i - M e n t a l
State
Schedule."'
disease, o r
o t h e r u n c o n t r o l l e d c h r o n i c c o n d i t i o n s t h a t woud i n t e r f e r e w i t h
cardiovascular
t h e saety a n d c o r . d u c r o f t h e t r a i n i n g a n d r e s r i n g p r o t o c o ! .
eligible
volunteers
received
clearance
from
their
A!!
medical
( d e f i n e d as a s i g n i f i c a n t i n i u r y o r m e d i c a l
event causing the participant t o seek a t t e n t i o n f r o m a health p r o fessional o r l i m i t their activities f o r 5 : 2 days) o c e u r r i n g d u r i n g
practitioner.
randomized
Measurements
coliected o n e n t t y t ot h es t u d y (baseline)
previous
12 months)
random-
intervention
number
schedule
and4.
participants' homes.
with
using
a compurer-generated
variable
block
sizes
o f 2
a n d procedures.
Secondary
period
(posttest)
b y 1 o f 7 ttained
T h eorder o foutcome
a n d conducted
outcomes
were
a n dafter t h e 6 - m o n t h
assessors i n
measurements was
standardized
i n v o l v e d i n r e c r u i t m e n t o r assessments ( C . S . ) . O u t c o m e assessors
m e d i c a t e d , u s u a l l y 1 h o u r a f t e r ingestin o f P D m e d i c a t i o n s .
w h e n participants
were
optmally
group.
program
T h e intervention group
(www.webb.org.au).
included 4 0 t o 6 0 m i n u t e s o f progressive
undertook the
This
program
1 8
certified before
apptoach
and
u n b l i n d i n g a n d analysis. A n intention-to-treat
w a s u s e d for a l l a n a l v s e s .
A b l i n d r e v i e w o f t h e falls
balance a n d lower
l i m b s t r e n g t h e n i n g e x e t e i s e s 3 t i m e s a w e e k fot 6 m o n t h s , a n d
e n o u g h t o c a p t u r e b o t h t h e n o n i a l l e r s a n d t h e l a r g e n u m b e r o
cueing
mltiple f a l l e r s . I n c o n t r a s t , t h e P o i s s o n i n v e t s e g a u s s i a n
strategies
t o teduce
f r e e z i n g o t gait "' f o r p a r t i c i p a n t s
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Table 1
Characteristic
Exercise
(n = 115)
Control
(n = 116)
69 (60)
66 (57)
Age,
71.4 (8.1)
69.9 (9.3)
Height, m
1.7 (0.1)
1.7 (0.1)
Weight, kg
76.3 (15.7)
76.6 (14.9)
26.3 (4.5)
26.8 (4.4)
2(4)
2(3)
90 (78)
90 (78)
74 (64)
72 (62)
13 (11)
15 (13)
7 5 (5 S)
8.3 (G.G)
2.7 (0.5)
2.7 (0.6)
Stage 2, n (%)
33 (30)
41 (35)
Stage 3, n (%)
77 (67)
69 (60)
Stage 4, n (%)
3(3)
6(5)
25.8 (8.9)
26.7 (10.1)
1.3 (2.0)
1.0 (1.6)
1.6 (1.6)
1.4 (1.6)
1.0 (1.2)
1.4 (1.2)
53 (46)
61 (53)
UPDRS*
2 8 . 7 (1.4)
14.2 (2.4)
14.2 (2.5)
Exercise, h/wk
3.6 |3.5)
4.0 (4.1)
11 (9.6)
15 (12.9)
787 (486)
807 (521)
108 (94.0)
109 (94.0)
49 (42.6)
52 (44.8)
5 (4.3)
11 (9.5)
41 (35.7)
36 (31.0)
15 (13.0)
27 (23.3)
18 (15.7)
25 (21.6)
38 (33.0)
34 (29.3)
59 (51.3)
57 (49.1)
19 (16.5)
13 (11.2)
Medications
Coexstna ronditinnc
12 (10.4)
10 (8.7)
12 (10.4)
7 (6.0)
d i s t r i b u i i o n g a v e a g o o d fit. T h e r e f o r e , c h e i n t e r v e n t i o n e f f e c t o n
Adverse events. T w o p a r t i c i p a n t s f e l l w h i l e
t h e n u m b e r o f falls w a s assessed u s i n g P I G r e g r e s s i o n . w i t h t h e
at h o m e . O n e fell w h i l e p u t t i n g o n t h ew e i g h t e d vest
logarithm
o f t h e days o ff o l l o w - u p i n c l u d e d as a n e x p o s u r e
t e r m i n t h e m o d e l . A n a n a l y s i s a d j u s t e d f o t p t e v i o u s mltiple
f a l l e : ' s t a t u s w a s o k p p e r f o r m e d . T h e oroDortion o f f a l l e r s w a s
compared between groups using a x
test.
exercising
Prespecified s u b g r o u p analyses f o r t h e p r i m a r y o u t c o m e s w e r e
u n d e r t a k e n t o identify a n y differential i m p a c t o f t h e exetcise
P r i m a r y outcomes. S i x m o n t h s o f f a l l s d a t a w e r e a v a i l -
i n t e r v e n t i o n a c c o r d i n g t o fall h i s t o r y ( 0 - 9 v s a 1 0 falls i n t h e
able f o r 2 2 5 participants
p r c v i c u s y e a r ) , p h y s i c a l unccion ( b a s e d o n . 4-fl c o m f o r r a b l e w a l k
speed a t baseline, d i c h o t o m i z e d a t t h e m e d i a n ) , disease s e v e r i t y
(based o n U n i f i e d P a r k i n s o n ' s Disease R a r i n g Scale
moror
score
[UPDRS]
a t baseline, d i c h o t o m i z e d a t t h e m e d i a n ) , a n d
6 participants.
D u r i n g t h eintervention period, 4 6 7
falls ( 4 . 1 falls/person)
w e r e reported i nt h e exercise
g r o u p a n d8 1 0 ( 7 . 0 falls/person) i nt h ec o n t r o l g r o u p
uiuiuiinizcu t hc m e d i a n ) . T h e RiaR a r . a i y s i ; f o r e a c h s u b -
g r o u p w a s based
the exercise g r o u p c o m p a r e d
o n interaction
tests i n P I G m o d e l s
using
confidence
(70%)
for
one
"gamlss"
p e r f o r m a n c e . T h e R versin
2.15.2
package
w a s u s e d t o fit t h e P I G m o d e l t o t h e n u m b e r o f f a l l s ;
3 1
S P S S versin 2 0 s t a t i s t i c a l s o f t w a r e [ I B M C o r p . , A r m o u k , N Y )
was used for all o r h e r analyses.
S a m p l e size. B e c a u s c
binomial
regression
fall
models."
w e conducted
1 8
o ft h e c o n t r o l participants
(table
e-1 o n t h e
Neurlogo
W e b site a t
Neuroiogy.org).
Prespecified
subgroup
a 3 0 % lower
flow
table
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Rating Scale.
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p < 0.05.
p < 0.001.
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a
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fear
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o ft h e i n t e r v e n t i o n o nother secondary
out-
with
m a y s i m p l y reflect l o w statistical p o w e r o f i n t e r a c t i o n
adequately
tests. H o w e v e r , g i v e n t h e d i f f e r e n t i a l i m p a c t
r e o m r e d rn c o n t i r m rhpci*
accord-
outcomes
may
also
not
powered
triis
a n d meta-analyses
. _
Our
s t u d y h a s severa!
limitations. T h e control
g r o u p d i d n o t receive a n i n t e r v e n t i o n t o c o n t r o l f o r
ications
comparable
required. Nevertheless,
continued
a n d deep b r a i n s t i m u l a t i o n parameters as
these results p r o v i d e a prag-
a m i n i m a l l y supervised
(i.e.,
1 - 2 o n t h e H o e h n a n dY a h r scale), w h i l e t h e
m a j o r i t y o f p a r t i c i p a n t s i n o u r t r i a l s c o r e d 5^ o n t h e
H o e h n a n d Y a h r scale. I nc o n t r a s t , h o w e v e r , a r e d u c ifelkinnmnkwith
3-4
wasreponed
balance-demanding
w h e n a 7-week,
fully
exercise p r o g r a m was
supervised,
delivered.
1 2
are
currrT^ct-irwit-
measured.
310
peopie w i t h P Ds h o u l d b e i m p l e m e n t e d early i n t h e
disease process. W i t h t h e progression o f disease affect-
factors a n d a c k n o w l e d g e
exercise p r o g r a m
compared
risk
3 6
i nc o m b i n a t i o n w i t h exercise m a y
have
insigh!
fall r e d u c t i o n p r o g r a m s asw e l l as t h e
individuis.
i i i u , v i n i n i l \
tUlllliifc
risk
severity, a n d m o t o r phenotype.
ing
o ffalls,
disease
3 8
I naddition, p r o m i s -
pharmacologic therapies" i nc o m b i n a t i o n
with
r n u l r i f a c t o r i a ! nrerventions w a r r a n t i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
support
from
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
analyzed and interpreted the data, drafted the manuscript, and revised
C o u n c i l grants unrelated ro this study; and royalties from Wiley for his
book
for important
intellectual content.
terpreted the data, and revised the manuscript for important intellectual
the trial, interpreted the data, and revised the manuscript for i m p o n a m
analyzed and interpreted the data, and revised the manuscript for impor-
the
tant intellectual content. Giilian Heller analyzed and interpreted the data
receives a salary from N S W Health, has received research grants from the
Howaru diidiyud
Australian Government
National
Research
ception and design o the trial, interpreted the data, and revised the man-
Allergan, Boehringer-Ingelheim,
conception and design o f the trial, interpreted the data, and revised the
ful! disclosures.
Novartis,
Paul interpreted the data and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. Jooeufi Song analyzed and interpreted the data, drafted
the manuscript, and revised the m a n u M . t i p t for important
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