Parkinson's patients watch their own best moves in VR to fight slowness
NCT ID NCT07250672
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether Parkinson's patients can improve their movement by watching personalized 3D virtual reality recordings of their own smooth, fast actions. 24 participants will use VR headsets to view their own best movement sequences, aiming to retrain the brain and reduce bradykinesia (slowness). The trial focuses on symptom ease, not a cure, and is in an early, exploratory phase.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Immersive virtual reality action observation training using patient-specific 3D motion recordings
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug way to help Parkinson's patients move more easily by retraining their brain through personalized VR.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial (24 people) with no comparison group, so results may not be generalizable. The benefit may be small or not last long.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
- Ages
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50 to 85 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: * Voluntary agreement to participate in the study * Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease confirmed by a neurologist * Ongoing treatment with antiparkinsonian medication * Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) stage ≤ 3 * Ability to walk independently Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of additional neurological disorders other than Parkinson's disease * Change in medication dosage within the past month * Score of ≥ 10 on the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire * Presence of amblyopia, strabismus, or pathologies impairing focus, depth perception, or normal 3D vision * Failure on the butterfly test of the Titmus stereotest (greater than 3,552 seconds of arc)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Science
RECRUITINGBolu, Bolu, 14100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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