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Project Number: | I01RX002987-01A1 |
| Title: | Long Term Aerobic Exercise to Slow Progression in Parkinson's Disease |
| Principal Investigator: | Ergun Y. Uc |
| Location: | Iowa City, IA |
| Congressional District Code: | 2 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2019 - June 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $174,676 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,098,704 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Parkinson's disease (PD) culminates in dementia, immobility, and death at a huge societal cost. Even early in the course, motor and cognitive dysfunction impairs instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Non-motor symptoms due to fatigue, mood, sleep, and autonomic disorders further reduce quality of life (QoL). DTI shows progressive decline in brain tissue integrity. Usual care of PD centers on medical and surgical treatments relieve motor symptoms, but these cause side effects and lose e... |