New handheld device could bring Parkinson's rehab home
NCT ID NCT07457710
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a handheld device that gives gentle directional cues (haptic feedback) to help people with Parkinson's disease perform arm movements more accurately. Twenty participants will use either the haptic device or a similar non-haptic version during home sessions over 8 weeks. The goal is to see if the device is easy to use and improves movement quality, potentially making rehabilitation more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Haptic device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient, at-home rehabilitation tool to help people with Parkinson's improve their movement and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device is still experimental and may not be more effective than standard care.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Over 18 years old * Diagnosed with PD Exclusion Criteria: * Hoehn and Yahr stage outside 1-3 * Lives outside the 48 contiguous states in the USA * Unable to move hands and head without assistance * Unable to remain seated in an upright position for up to an hour
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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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Virginia Tech
RECRUITINGBlacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States
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