Wrist-Worn gadget could help doctors monitor Parkinson's at home
NCT ID NCT05251701
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a wrist-worn device called the Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) to see if it can accurately measure movement problems in people with Parkinson's disease. Nineteen participants wore the device while researchers compared its readings to standard clinical tests and video recordings. The goal was to validate new ways to track walking, tremors, and other symptoms, which could eventually help doctors monitor patients remotely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Personal KinetiGraph® (PKG®) System (wrist-worn device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could provide doctors with a simple, objective way to track Parkinson's symptoms and disease progression at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early validation study with only 19 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device is not a treatment and cannot change the course of the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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19 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects will be identified from routine clinical care
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Able and willing to sign a written informed consent for study participation * Existing diagnosis of a movement disorder or a healthy control subject without diagnosis of a movement disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Bedridden, wheelchair confined, or requires the regular use of an assistive gait device (e.g., walker, cane, etc.) * Occupation that involves repetitive movement or complete immobility (e.g., janitor, construction, or sedentary with no/limited arm movements such as a taxi driver) * In the investigator's or sponsor's opinion, subject has any unstable or clinically significant condition that would impair the participant's ability to complete the required PKG watch wear (e.g., subject unable to complete PKG wear instructions per Patient Instruction Manual), complete required assessments or interfere with data collection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tucson Neuroscience Research
Tucson, Arizona, 85710, United States
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