The PARKEX study is reported as a randomized controlled trial published in PLoS One that evaluated the effects of basic and dual-task training programs on physical function in people with Parkinson's disease. The title and article metadata identify the investigation focus, but the fragment of the PubMed/NCBI page provided here does not include the study abstract or trial outcomes.
The publication lists a multidisciplinary author team led by Juan Carlos Magaña and colleagues. Contributing authors are affiliated with multiple European institutions, including Universitat Ramon Llull (Barcelona, Spain), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR, Barcelona, Spain), University of Coimbra (Portugal), NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal), Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell and Universitat d'Andorra (Andorra), Institut de Neurociències–Autonomous Universitat de Barcelona, and collaborative networks such as the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network.
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From the available metadata we can only confirm that a randomized trial (PARKEX) was conducted to compare training approaches targeting physical function in Parkinson's disease. The presence of multiple collaborating institutions suggests a multi-center or multidisciplinary approach, but the supplied text does not allow assessment of the trial's internal validity, external generalizability, or clinical impact.
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