Can a phone app calm anxiety in movement disorders?
NCT ID NCT07213648
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing a smartphone app called MindTrails-Movement to see if it can help reduce anxiety in people with Huntington's or Parkinson's disease. The app uses a technique called cognitive bias modification for interpretation (CBM-I) to train users to think less negatively in ambiguous situations. About 136 participants will either use the active app or a waitlist control version, and their anxiety levels will be measured over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MindTrails-Movement app (cognitive bias modification for interpretation training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could provide a simple, non-drug way to ease anxiety for people with these movement disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no prior proof of efficacy. The app may not reduce anxiety more than a placebo, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 136 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- 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: * Clinical diagnosis of Huntington's disease or Parkinson's disease (genetic diagnosis of HD also acceptable) * With anxiety symptoms (NeuroQoL Anxiety ≥12) Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive decline precluding ability to consent or complete the intervention (MoCA 5 min/telephone ≤11) * Unable to read and understand English * Does not have regular access to an internet-connected device, capable of downloading and installing the mobile application (i.e., tablet or iPhone running iOS 10 or later or an Android phone running Android 5.0 or later) * Not located in the USA * \<21 years old * Active suicidality based on the answer "yes" to questions 4, 5, or 6b of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (Screen version)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Univeristy of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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