AI-Powered smartwatch could forecast Parkinson's worsening
NCT ID NCT07189468
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether artificial intelligence (AI) can predict how Parkinson's disease will progress and how patients will respond to medication. One hundred people with Parkinson's will wear a smartwatch and use a mobile app for one year. The AI models will analyze data from the watch, along with clinical and genetic information, to see if they can forecast motor decline and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a tool that helps doctors personalize Parkinson's treatment and predict how the disease will progress.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early study with only 100 people. The AI models may not work as well in real-world settings or for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Parkinson's disease patients
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Parkinson's disease diagnosis according to MDS criteria (Postuma et al., 2015) * Disease duration ranging from 5 to 10 years * Age 40-80 * Patients in stages 2 and 3 of the Hoehn and Yahr (a functional disability scale) in the ON condition * The participant is using a compatible smartphone * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Atypical Parkinsonian Syndrome * Second-line device-aided treatments * Patients with \>4 daily doses of L-DOPA * Daily levodopa equivalent dose \> 1500 mg * Ongoing hallucinations requiring short-term treatment adjustment * Inability to provide informed consent or participate in the study * Inability to use the smartwatch and/or the mAI-Care app - as judged by investigator * Lacking motivation to participate in study procedures - as judged by investigator * Under adult autonomy protection system, legal guardianship or incapacitation * Pregnant and breast-feeding women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Ruber Internacional
Madrid, Spain
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Queen Mary University of London
London, United Kingdom
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Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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University Hospital of Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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