Smartphone beats could steady Parkinson's steps
NCT ID NCT06941779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether personalized sound cues (like a custom beat) played through a smartphone could improve walking in people with Parkinson's disease. 60 participants walked while their steps were measured by sensors. The goal was to see if tailored cues could make steps more regular and reduce falls.
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Study facts
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- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Able to walk unaided. * Diagnosis of idiopathic PD, as defined by the UK Brain Bank criteria. * Score ≥21/30 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) which is used to classify non-demented PD (PD dementia is \<21/30). Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speakers * History of stroke, traumatic brain injury or other neurological disorders (other than PD) * Acute lower back or lower extremity pain, peripheral neuropathy, and musculoskeletal disorders that would affect tasks. * Unstable medical condition including cardio-vascular instability in the past 6 months * Unable to comply with the testing protocol or currently participating in another interfering research project
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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North Tyneside General Hospital
North Shields, United Kingdom
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Northumbria University
Newcastle, United Kingdom
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