Wearable watches track healthy movement for two years
NCT ID NCT07136506
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is recruiting 200 healthy volunteers of all ages to wear a device called Syde, which looks like a watch, for three-week periods every six months over two years. The device records movement data like walking patterns and arm motion. The goal is to create a reference dataset of normal movement, which may help researchers better understand and monitor conditions that affect movement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Syde wearable device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study will provide a baseline of normal movement patterns, which could help improve diagnosis and monitoring of movement disorders in the future.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment involved, so it will not directly benefit participants. The device may not be worn consistently, and results may not apply to people with health conditions.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female of different age groups * Signed informed consent form by participant him/herself or, in case of patients \<18 years old, signed informed consent form by patient's parents or legal guardians * Able to ambulate (minimum 10 meters without help) * Participant willing and able to comply with all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have undergone a surgical procedure or who have experienced recent trauma (within fewer than 6 months) affecting the upper or lower limbs * Elite athletes (at the national level) * Pregnant women * A chronic or acute muscular, neurological, infectious, or inflammatory pathology within the 3-week period immediately prior to inclusion * An orthopedic, neuromuscular, or neurological pathology that affects the quality of the participant's walking gait * No access to unlimited internet connection or alternatively no capacity to come on-site to upload Syde data
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de référence des maladies neuromusculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle
RECRUITINGLiège, 4000, Belgium
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