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SegwayPD: Sensory-augmented Postural Training for Parkinson's Disease

This study is testing a new type of training called Sensory-Augmented Postural Training using a Segway for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). The training focuses on helping your body use different senses to improve balance and movement. Researchers want to see if this Segway-based training is safe and effective for people aged 50 to 85 who have moderate Parkinson's disease and balance problems. To join, you need to be able to stand and walk without help for 5 minutes. The main goal is to see how much your balance (postural sway) changes after 3 weeks of training. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 15 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 15 participants. It is a proof-of-concept study to assess the effectiveness of the training.
What's involved
You would receive 1 week of training and be assessed at three different times: 1 week before, immediately before, and after the training.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint measures changes at Week 3, with assessments at Week 1 and Week 3.

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NCT05982730

SegwayPD: The Effect of Sensory-augmented Postural Training Using Segway on Motor and Cognitive Function in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Recruiting
NAAges 50–85InterventionalBasic science
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
~15 participants
Updated 2025-08-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Sensory-Augmented Postural Training

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change from baseline postural sway at week 3
Measured over Week 1 (2 assessments), Week 3 (1assessment)

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Yasin Dhaher, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Who to contact

Yu-Chen Chung, PT, Ph.D.
[email protected]
214-648-8838
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD with moderate disease stage presenting balance alterations (Hoehn and Yahr stage III)
being stable on medication for at least 1 month
the ability to stand and walk unsupported for 5 min both on and off medication
age between 50 and 85

Exclusion

neurological disorders other than PD
major unstable medical illnesses
sensory or musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., diabetes, uncorrected visual problems, arthritis, severe hearing impairments) that will prohibit the ability to perform the assessment tests and receive training

What this trial measures

  • Change from baseline postural sway at week 3Week 1 (2 assessments), Week 3 (1assessment)

    The midpoint between the tip of left and right calcaneus bones is considered as the origin of the reference system of the center of pressure (CoP). The CoP displacement along lateral and anterior-posterior axes are measured. The overall size of postural sways will be estimated from the ellipse area conveying 85% of the total CoP samples. The postural sway obtained from 2 assessments during week 1 will be averaged and used as baseline value. The postural sway obtained at week 3 is used to analyze the change from baseline due to training intervention (week 2).