Can robot workouts help Parkinson's patients move better?
NCT ID NCT07382674
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a robot-guided exercise program for people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease. Participants will do exercises three times a week for three weeks, either in person or remotely. The goal is to see if the program is safe, doable, and helps improve movement and strength.
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Study facts
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- 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 46 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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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: -Older adults with mild to moderate PD. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute medical illness requiring hospitalization; * Under 40 years old; * Uncontrolled congestive heart failure; * History of stroke in the past three years; * Inability to perform study procedures; * Medical or physical conditions that would preclude participation (e.g., severe arthritis or mobility problems, uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes, renal failure, history of angina with activity); * On medications that could adversely affect cognition, e.g.: antipsychotics, opioids, stimulants, chemotherapy; * Psychotic disorders; * Confounding neurologic conditions (e.g., active central nervous system opportunistic infections, seizure disorders, head injury with loss of consciousness \>30 minutes, intracranial neoplasms, stroke with neurological or neuropsychiatric sequelae); * Substance Use Disorder, Major Depressive and Generalized Anxiety Disorders within six months of evaluation; * Hohn \& Yahr \> 3 * MoCA \<17
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Locations
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Emory University, 57 Executive Park S NE, Ste 200
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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