Smart insoles reveal how Parkinson's changes your walk over time
NCT ID NCT04653688
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 83 people with Parkinson's disease and healthy volunteers to see if daily walking patterns measured at home can track how the disease progresses. Participants wore special insoles for 10 days at a time to record their gait. The goal was to find simple, real-world markers of disease worsening without needing frequent hospital visits.
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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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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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30 to 80 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: PD Patients: * Age: from 40 to 80 years * Absence of intercurrent pathology that may interfere with the purpose of the study (rheumatologic or orthopedic condition, cardiac, severe pulmonary disease that may limit the perimeter of walking) Each group will be composed of: * 30 PD with a disease duration \< 3 years * 30 PD with a disease duration between 5 to 8 years * 30 PD with a disease duration \> 10 years MSA Patients * Age \> 30 years old * \< 5 years of disease duration * deemed by the physicians to be able to walk at 1 year Healthy subjects • Similar age and sex distribution For all * Absence of intercurrent pathology that may interfere with the purpose of the study (rheumatologic or orthopedic condition, cardiac, severe pulmonary disease that may limit the perimeter of walking) * Absence of cognitive disorders (MoCA\> 24/30 according to the MDS criteria) * Stable treatment for at least 2 weeks before inclusion * Ability to walk at least 100 meters * Have an affiliation to the social security or equivalent * Have signed an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * STN DBS for PD patients * Intraduodeno-jejunal levodopa infusion (duodopa) * Inability to walk without aid (walker or walking stick)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Roger Salengro, CHU Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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