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Parkinson DiseasedemarparkNCT02317289

Assisted Device for Freezing in Parkinson Disease

A study testing Detection of freezing in people with Parkinson Disease, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Freezing of gait (FOG) is a particular and troublesome symptom occurring in some Parkinsonian patients. Our objective is to adapt and extend FOG detectors in order to include other associated gait pattern changes, like festination.Our purpose is to develop a wearable assistant which would trigger the most appropriate… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson Disease
What is being tested?
Detection of freezing
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
6 Jun 2014to 13 Oct 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • troublesome freezing

Who cannot join

  • dementia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Gui de Chauliac Hospital

    Montpellier, 34090

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About this study

Official title: Development of a Multimodal Controlled Device for Improvement and Monitoring of Freezing in Parkinsonian Patients

Freezing of gait (FOG) is a particular and troublesome symptom occurring in some Parkinsonian patients. Our objective is to adapt and extend FOG detectors in order to include other associated gait pattern changes, like festination.Our purpose is to develop a wearable assistant which would trigger the most appropriate cueing aid just before occurrence of the freezing episode.

Read the detailed description

Freezing of gait (FOG) is a particular and troublesome symptom occurring in some Parkinsonian patients .This brief, episodic absence or marked reduction of forward progression of the feet despite the intention to walk is associated to a fall risk. Automatized FOG episode detection would allow systematic assessment of patient state and objective evaluation of the clinical effects of treatments. Techniques have been proposed in the literature to identify FOG episodes based on the frequency properties of inertial sensor signals. Our objective here is to adapt and extend these FOG detectors in order to include other associated gait pattern changes, like festination. The proposed approach is based on a single wireless inertial sensor placed on the patient's lower limbs. Based freezing detectors are not sufficient to detect all FOG and festination episodes. Stride length and cadence are valuable inputs to anticipate the occurrence of upcoming FOG events. The investigators have developed a solution based on a minimal number of embedded sensors and detection algorithms for future real-time applications. It is well known that auditory rhythmic stimulation or visuals marks on the ground would improve dramatically gait in patients with FOG. This sensibility to cueing leads some teams to develop some mobility aid devices rhythmic. Our purpose is to develop a wearable assistant which would trigger the most appropriate cueing aid just before occurrence of the freezing episode.

Being tested
Detection of freezing
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Detection of freezingDevice

    Also called SENSBIO

    single wireless inertial sensor placed on the patients's lower limbs to detect freezing of gaitin Parkinsonian patients

Study groups in NCT02317289
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Detection of freezingExperimentalfreezing parkinsonian patients
Receives: Device: Detection of freezing

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. fog score

    Measured: 1 day

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Dec 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Jun 2014
  3. Primary completion13 Oct 2015
  4. Study completion13 Oct 2015

Why it stopped: end of inclusion period and recruitment difficulties

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02317289
Sponsor's protocol ID
9096
Acronym
demarpark
Status last verified
Dec 2021
First submitted
3 Dec 2014
Last updated
28 Dec 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Detection of freezing in people with Parkinson Disease, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Dec 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: end of inclusion period and recruitment difficulties). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

fog score (time frame: 1 day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Dec 2021.

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