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title: Monitor gait and tremor remotely
nct_id: NCT06573762
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: Jacob E. Simmering
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT06573762"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06573762"
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source: "Parkinson's Pathways (curated)"
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# Monitor gait and tremor remotely

**Goal (in five words):** Monitor gait and tremor remotely

**Official Title:** Remote Monitoring Using Commercially Available Activity Trackers and Computer Vision Provides a Holistic, Low-cost Assessment of Parkinson's Disease Symptoms

**Trial ID:** [NCT06573762](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06573762)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Sponsor:** Jacob E. Simmering
- **Target Enrollment:** 120 participants
- **Start Date:** 2025-04-07
- **Completion Date:** 2027-01-01
- **Conditions:** Parkinson Disease

## Summary For Families

The goal is to see if consumer activity trackers plus computer vision can give a holistic, low-cost picture of Parkinson's motor symptoms over time, capturing real-world changes that clinic visits often miss. Participants wear a Fitbit that records steps, activity, sleep and heart rate, and submit short videos that are analyzed by computer vision to quantify tremor, slowness, and gait; combining these objective measures could make symptom tracking more continuous and precise. There is no drug or device treatment here, the study only collects data remotely to evaluate how well these tools reflect Parkinson's signs. They are enrolling people aged 50 to 110 in two groups, either newly referred with possible Parkinson's who have not been previously diagnosed, or clinic patients diagnosed within the past 6 months; exclusions include being bed- or wheelchair-bound, non-English speakers, prisoners, inability to consent, or not having a phone that supports the Fitbit app.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 50 Years
- **Maximum age:** 110 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Group 1: People newly referred with possible Parkinson's disease

Inclusion Criteria

1\. Newly referred to UIHC Movement Disorders Clinic

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
2. Confined to wheelchair or bed
3. Non-English speaking
4. Prisoner status
5. Inability to provide own informed consent
6. Phone unable to support the Fitbit app

Group 2: People with a recent diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patient of UIHC Movement Disorders Clinic
2. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Exclusion Criteria

1. First diagnosed \> 6 months ago
2. Confined to wheelchair or bed
3. Non-English speaking
4. Prisoner status
5. Inability to provide own informed consent
6. Phone unable to support the Fitbit app
```

## Locations (1)

- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States _(41.6611, -91.5302)_
  - Jacob Simmering, PhD — (CONTACT) — 3196788037 — jacob-simmering@uiowa.edu

## Central Contacts

- Jacob Simmering, MS, PHD, BA — (CONTACT) — 3196788037 — jacob-simmering@uiowa.edu
- Shelby Francis, PhD — (CONTACT) — shelby-francis@uiowa.edu

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