Smart sensors could help Parkinson's patients spend less time 'Off'
NCT ID NCT07074119
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether wearable body sensors can help doctors better adjust medication for people with Parkinson's disease who experience motor fluctuations. 218 participants will wear the sensors for 7 days before each visit, and only the experimental group's data will guide treatment changes. The goal is to reduce the daily time spent in the 'OFF' state (when symptoms return) over 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- wearable body-worn sensors (BWS) for monitoring motor symptoms
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new, data-driven way for doctors to fine-tune Parkinson's medication remotely, reducing time spent with poor symptom control.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no prior randomized evidence for this approach. The sensors may not capture real-life conditions accurately, and results may not lead to widespread use.
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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 218 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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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46 to 83 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 : * Parkinson's since \> 4 years * Patient between years 46-83 (according to the BWS range of validity) * Presence of motor fluctuations as defined by a score ≥ 2 (item 4.3) and a score ≥ 1 (item 4.4) of the MDS-UPDRS part IV * At least 3 doses per day of L-Dopa * Need of therapeutic adjustment because of motor fluctuations according to the neurologist opinion * Hoehn and Yahr stage ≤ 3 in OFF state Exclusion criteria : * No signature of informed consent * Anticipated uncompliance or inability to use the self-reported diary or to wear the devices * Cognitive impairment (MMSE \< 24) * Patient treated with second line therapies ((Subcutaneous or digestive pump therapies or deep brain stimulation) or planed for the 6 next months. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patients living in nursing home * Patient already participating in another clinical investigation or interventional study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre d'investigations cliniques Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France
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