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Parkinson DiseaserecoveriX PDNCT06690931

Neurofeedback Rehabilitation With FES and VR for PD

A study testing Brain-Computer Interface with FES and VR and Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedback in people with Parkinson Disease, run by g.tec medical engineering GmbH at 1 site in Austria.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

recoveriX PRO system is a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) device that combines Motor Imagination (MI), with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and Virtual Reality (VR) as feedback devices. The user wears an electroencephalography (EEG) cap that registers the neural activity during the mental practice. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson Disease
What is being tested?
Brain-Computer Interface with FES and VR and Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedback
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteAustria
Study dates
9 Dec 2024to 25 Jun 2026
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 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of PD
  • HY stage between 1 to 3
  • Age between 40 - 80 years old
  • Ability to walk independently
  • Stable medication usage
  • Stable neurological condition
  • Able to sign the informed consent.
  • Able to follow the study protocol.

Who cannot join

  • Other neurological diseases
  • Severe depression
  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Concomitant severe neurologic, cardiopulmonary, or orthopedic disorders
  • Debilitating conditions or vision impairment that would impede full participation in the study.
  • Unpredictable motor fluctuations
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  • Pregnant
  • Active or passive implanted medical devices such as pacemakers which do not allow the use of FES.
  • Implanted metallic fragments in the upper and lower extremities which can limit the use of FES.
  • Under the influence of anesthesia or similar medication.
  • With fractures or lesions in the upper and lower extremities.
  • Inadequate control of a BCI system.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Austria1 site
  • g.tec medical engineering GmbH

    Schiedlberg, Upper Austria, 4521

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About this study

Official title: Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Using Neurofeedback With Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality Feedback for Lower Extremities

recoveriX PRO system is a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) device that combines Motor Imagination (MI), with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and Virtual Reality (VR) as feedback devices. The user wears an electroencephalography (EEG) cap that registers the neural activity during the mental practice. This system allows the user to control the feedback devices (FES +VR) with the MI.

The goal of this clinical trial is to know the safety and clinical effectiveness of recoveriX-based treatment for improving motor functions in Parkinson's Disease patients. Researchers will compare the functional results obtained by recoveriX system, to the standard treatment based in FES + VR + MI without monitoring the EEG activity.

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The questions to answer are:

  1. Will Parkinson's patients who undergo recoveriX therapy significantly improve their motor functions?
  2. Is the functional improvement achieved with the BCI treatment superior to the standard MI+FES+VR treatment?
  3. Is the recoveriX-based therapy as safe as the standard treatment?

Participants will have to perform a complete assessment to evaluate their functionality before and after the intervention (motor skills, walking ability, fatigue, impact of the disease in daily living activities).

Patients in the BCI group will receive 6 sessions per week during 4 weeks of BCI training with FES and VR feedback (24 sessions in total).

Patients in the control group receive 6 sessions of FES + VR therapy per week for 4 weeks (24 sessions in total). Patients in the control group will receive the same instructions as the experimental but will not wear the EEG cap.

Being tested
Brain-Computer Interface with FES and VR, Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedback
Keywords
Brain-Computer Interface, Neurofeedback, EEG Feedback, Electrical Stimulation Therapy, Virtual reality
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease

What participants receive

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

  • Brain-Computer Interface with FES and VRDevice

    The intervention utilizes the recoveriX PRO system. This is a neurofeedback therapy device that combines Brain-Computer Interface based motor imagery, functional electrical stimulation (FES), and virtual reality (VR). This approach enables participants to engage in motor imagery exercises while receiving real-time feedback based on neural signals.

    Participants will complete a total of 24 recoveriX sessions, scheduled at 6 sessions per week, with each session lasting 1 hour.

  • Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedbackDevice

    The participants will train the Motor Imagination (MI) combined with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and Virtual Reality (VR) feedback. Feedback provided to the patients will not be linked to the neural signals.

    The amount of stimulation delivered by the feedback devices (FES and VR) will be similar to the experimental group.

Study groups in NCT06690931
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BCI groupExperimentalPatients in the BCI group will receive 6 sessions per week during 4 weeks of BCI training with FES and VR feedback (24 sessions in total).
Receives: Device: Brain-Computer Interface with FES and VR
Control groupSham comparatorPatients in the control group receive 6 sessions of Motor Imagery + FES + VR therapy per week for 4 weeks (24 sessions in total). Patient in the control group will receive the same instructions as the experimental group.
Receives: Device: Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedback

What is being measured

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

  1. Movement Disorders Society - Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Section III

    Motor examination.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Movement Disorders Society - Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale - Sections I, II, IV

    This scale assesses: Section I - Non-motor activities of daily living; Section II - Motor activities of daily living; Section IV - Motor complications.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  2. Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire

    The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) assesses how often people with Parkinson's experience difficulties across 8 dimensions of daily living including relationships, social situations and communication. It also assesses the impact of Parkinson's on specific dimensions of functioning and wellbeing.

    This scale has 39 items, each item has a 5-point ordinal scoring system. The scale ranges from 0 to 156, where low values are related with better quality of life (QoL) and high values to low QoL.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  3. Modified Fatigue Impact Scale

    The MFIS is a modified form of the Fatigue Impact Scale (Fisk et al. 1994) based on items derived from interviews with PD patients concerning how fatigue impacts their lives. This instrument provides an assessment of the effects of fatigue in terms of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning.

    Participants rate on a 5-point Likert scale, with 0='Never' to 4='Almost always' their agreement with 21 statements. Total scale (0-84) and subscales for physical (0-36), cognitive (0-40) and psychosocial functioning (0-8). Higher numbers indicate greater fatigue.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  4. Accelerometer Tremor Assessment

    The tremor will be assessed using a small accelerometer placed at the dorsal side of the wrist and above the medial tibial malleolus. Based on the changes in accelerometry a score is generated quantifying the amount of tremor during rest and movement.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  5. 9-Hole Peg Test

    The test is a standardized, quantitative assessment used to measure finger dexterity.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  6. Timed Up & Go

    This test measures the time it takes patients to get up from a chair, walk 3 metres, turn around, walk 3 metres back and sit down again.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  7. 10 Meter Walk Test

    The 10MWT assesses walking speed in meters per second over a short distance. Individuals walk 10 meters without assistance and the time is measured for the intermediate 6 meters to allow for acceleration and deceleration.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

  8. Freezing Of Gait Questionnaire

    The FOGQ assesses Freezing of Gait (FOG) severity unrelated to falls in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), FOG frequency, disturbances in gait, and relationship to clinical features conceptually associated with gait and motor aspects (e.g., turning). Currently, FOGQ is the only validated tool available to subjectively assess FOG.

    The scale has 6 items, 4 of these items are related to assess FOG severity and 2 are oriented to assess gait. Each item is assessed from 0 to 4 points. Total score ranges from 0 to 24, and higher scores correspond to more severe FOG.

    Measured: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Nov 2024
  2. Study start9 Dec 2024
  3. Primary completion25 Jun 2026
  4. Study completion25 Jun 2026

Resources

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomized controlled trial with two groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06690931
Sponsor's protocol ID
1367/2023
Acronym
recoveriX PD
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
14 Nov 2024
Last updated
3 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • de Castro-Cros M, Sebastian-Romagosa M, Rodriguez-Serrano J, Opisso E, Ochoa M, Ortner R, Guger C, Tost D. Effects of Gamification in BCI Functional Rehabilitation. Front Neurosci. 2020 Aug 21;14:882. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00882. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 32973435
  • Sieghartsleitner S, Sebastian-Romagosa M, Cho W, Grunwald J, Ortner R, Scharinger J, Kamada K, Guger C. Upper extremity training followed by lower extremity training with a brain-computer interface rehabilitation system. Front Neurosci. 2024 Mar 4;18:1346607. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1346607. eCollection 2024.

    PubMed 38500488
  • Sebastian-Romagosa M, Udina E, Ortner R, Dinares-Ferran J, Cho W, Murovec N, Matencio-Peralba C, Sieghartsleitner S, Allison BZ, Guger C. EEG Biomarkers Related With the Functional State of Stroke Patients. Front Neurosci. 2020 Jul 7;14:582. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00582. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 32733182
  • Sebastian-Romagosa M, Cho W, Ortner R, Murovec N, Von Oertzen T, Kamada K, Allison BZ, Guger C. Brain Computer Interface Treatment for Motor Rehabilitation of Upper Extremity of Stroke Patients-A Feasibility Study. Front Neurosci. 2020 Oct 21;14:591435. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.591435. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 33192277
  • Sebastian-Romagosa M, Cho W, Ortner R, Sieghartsleitner S, Von Oertzen TJ, Kamada K, Laureys S, Allison BZ, Guger C. Brain-computer interface treatment for gait rehabilitation in stroke patients. Front Neurosci. 2023 Oct 18;17:1256077. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1256077. eCollection 2023.

    PubMed 37920297

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Brain-Computer Interface with FES and VR and Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedback in people with Parkinson Disease, run by g.tec medical engineering GmbH at 1 site in Austria.

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 8 inclusion and 12 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Sep 2026. 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 Austria. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Movement Disorders Society - Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Section III (time frame: All patients will be evaluated two pre-assessments before (at week 0 and week 1) and two post-assessments (at week 5, and week 7) after the intervention.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06690931, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 3 Sep 2026.

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