Parkinson's Disease Trial, Recruiting NCT05986643 Sponsor: University of Leicester Condition: Parkinson's Disease
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Parkinson's Disease Trial, Recruiting

NCT05986643
Recruiting Not Applicable

Who may be able to join

AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI

Who might be able to join this trial:

  • You have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at a mild to moderate stage, but are still able to stand and walk without any walking aid or wheelchair.
  • In your daily life, you do less physical exercise than generally recommended — meaning less than 3 sessions of vigorous exercise per week (20 minutes each), or less than 5 sessions of moderate exercise per week (30 minutes each).
  • You have had at least one fall and at least one episode of "freezing" (where your feet feel stuck to the ground) in the past year.
  • You are either on a stable dose of Parkinson's medication that has not changed for at least one month, or you are not yet on medication and are not expected to start within the next 3 months.
  • You are an adult of any age — there is no upper age limit for this trial.

Who may not be able to join:

  • You have severe movement problems in your legs, or you need a walking aid or wheelchair to get around.
  • You have previously been diagnosed with a stroke or dementia.
  • You have any metal implants in your head, such as a deep brain stimulator or aneurysm clips.
  • You have any other medical, mental health, or physical condition that may affect your balance (confirm with trial site).
  • You currently take beta-blocker medications or antipsychotic medications.
  • You have other neurological, bone/joint, or heart conditions that would make it unsafe for you to exercise, or that affect your balance or thinking abilities.
  • You have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness by a psychiatrist within the past year.
  • You have been diagnosed with dementia.
  • You are unable to tolerate or take part in the exercise video game (exergame) task used in this trial (confirm with trial site).

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.
Last synced 19 July 2026
This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

Contact this trial

Principal Investigator: Qadeer Arshad, University of Leicester

Phone: 0116 373 6039

Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.

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Trial details

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
University of Leicester
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Start date
4 August 2023
Est. completion
1 December 2026

Where this trial is recruiting

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Primary endpoints

Balance Scores

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Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 19 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.

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