Robot trainer aims to help Parkinson's patients walk better
NCT ID NCT05218187
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a robotic device called the G-EO Gait Trainer to help people with Parkinson's disease improve their walking. The device supports the body and guides leg movements to make walking practice safer and more effective. The trial was terminated early, so only limited information is available from the 15 participants who enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- G-EO End-Effector Gait Trainer (a robotic device that helps with walking)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to improve walking and quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 15 participants, so we don't have enough data to know if it works. It's a small, early-stage study.
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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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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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: * Age \> 18years * Confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease * Hoehn and Yahr stage 1 to 3 * Stable course of disease-modifying therapy over the past 3 months * Mini Mental State Examination \> 24 * Physician approval for exercise * Stable deep brain stimulation setting for the past year * Demonstrate a need for functional rehabilitation Exclusion Criteria: * • Severe dyskinesia or severe on-off phenomenon * Unstable medication regiment * Any co-morbidity that will interfere with walking * Conventional physical therapy or G-EO training within the past 6 months * Height \<1m or \>2m * Body weight \>150 kg * Contraindications to G-EO gait training (e.g., bone instability)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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IU Health Neurorehabilitation and Robotics
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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