A Smartphone Application for Neurology and Telemedicine

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease(PD)

In brief

This observational research study is designed to assess the feasibility of developing a new software application that can be used in the home using a commercially available camera to measure abnormal body movements associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). The goal of this study is to validate the motor outcomes derived from a consumer camera observing a sub-set of standardized assessment tasks with respect to the reference motion capture system.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06245174
Run by: Altec Inc.
People needed: 20
Starts: 2023-05-11
Expected to finish: 2025-09-30
Last updated by the study team: 2024-07-30

Who can join

Age: 35 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Male or Female;
35 years of age or older;
Physician-diagnosed Parkinson's disease or other movement disorder such as Essential Tremor or Dystonia;
One or more mild to moderate motor symptoms of PD (tremor, bradykinesia, akinesia, Parkinsonian gait);
Hohn and Yahr (Stage I-III);
Independent ambulator - walker or cane allowed;
Referring neurologist indicates that prospective subject is not at high fall risk and can safely participate in the study;
Have participated in prior telehealth visits using videoconferencing app;
Have used a smartphone in past to record videos;
Able to provide his/her written informed consent to participate in the study as stated in the informed consent document;
American-English speaking; able to follow directions in English;
Normal hearing.

You may not qualify if…

Inability to understand spoken English or follow simple instructions;
Inability to provide written informed consent.

Where it is running

Altec Inc. — Natick, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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