Parkinson's speech study seeks to unlock better communication
NCT ID NCT07403539
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how people with Parkinson's disease learn to understand speech and how that relates to their own speaking ability. Researchers will have 50 participants with Parkinson's do listening and speaking tasks to measure speech perception and production. The goal is to find links that could lead to new therapies for clearer speech and better understanding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward new therapies that help people with Parkinson's speak more clearly and understand speech better.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone with Parkinson's. It does not test a treatment, so direct benefits are not guaranteed.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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45 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: * Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease * Native speaker of North American English * Use a drug that includes levodopa * Resident of the United States Exclusion Criteria: * Any history of language, hearing or speech disorder outside of Parkinson's disease * Other gross neurological impairment such as Alzheimer's disease or stroke * Significant hearing loss and/or use of a hearing aid or cochlear implant
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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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State University of New York at Buffalo
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14214, United States
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