Trying a rocking bed at night
Researchers test whether a bed that provides controlled rocking is practical and acceptable for people with Parkinson’s.
Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: NCT06386497
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- Start (reported actual date)
- 2024-01-11
- Main measurements finished (planned)
- 2027-12-31
- Study finished (planned)
- 2027-12-31
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Changes we have recorded
- 2026-10-11 — recruiting
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Papers connected to this study
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Who can join?
Ages 18 years to 85 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all
Full study name & original research details
Official study title
Overnight Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Using Vestibular Stimulation From a Rocking Bed (Somnomat Casa) - A Feasibility Study
Short title used by the registry
Acceptability of the Somnomat Casa for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Original description
Further description from the registry
Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease
Registry records for this study
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- ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06386497 ↗ — RECRUITING; checked 2026-10-11
- ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06386497 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2026-06-01; checked 2026-10-11
- Study type
- Interventional
- Interventions
- Nocturnal translational vestibular stimulation
- Phases
- NA
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- Start date reported by registry
- 2024-01-11 (actual)
Registry updated: 2026-05-22 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2026-05
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Contact the research team
Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.
Lenard Lachenmayer, MD · 31 66 4 12 59 · lenard.lachenmayer@insel.ch
Study locations
Site status can differ from overall study status. “Status not reported” means local availability needs confirmation. Remote participation and travel arrangements must be checked with the team.
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Bern, Switzerland
RecruitingLenard Lachenmayer, MD · 31 664 12 59 · lenard.lachenmayer@insel.ch
ETH Zurich, Sensory-Motor Systems Lab, IRIS
Zurich, Switzerland
Not yet recruitingRobert Riener, Prof. · 44 632 66 79 · robert.riener@hest.ethz.ch
Facility not reported
Switzerland
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