Recruiting · registry statusTracking speech, movement and shaking at home
Researchers investigate automated speech analysis, wearable activity sensors and camera-based measurement of tremor for monitoring Parkinson’s at home.
Learning by observing or collecting information · Study reference: NCT06573762
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- Start (reported actual date)
- 2025-04-07
- Main measurements finished (planned)
- 2027-01-01
- Study finished (planned)
- 2028-01-01
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Ages 50 years to 110 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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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
Full study name & original research details
Official study title
Remote Monitoring Using Commercially Available Activity Trackers and Computer Vision Provides a Holistic, Low-cost Assessment of Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Short title used by the registry
Home-Based Monitoring in Parkinson's Disease
Original description
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the usefulness of automated analysis of speech, physical activity measures tracked using wearable devices at home, and tremor detection measured using computer-vision analysis of smartphone video to detect impairments related to Parkinson's disease and improve prediction of one-year progression.
Participants will attend a short research visit at the University of Iowa. During this visit, they will make a video recording using a smartphone of them performing a fine motor task and audio recordings of pre-written text. They will be provided with an activity tracker and asked to wear it at home for four weeks. After four weeks, a video visit will be conducted and the speech and video tasks will be repeated.
Further description from the registry
Two groups of participants will be recruited. Group 1 will be patients newly referred to the Movement Disorders clinic for evaluation of possible Parkinson's disease. Group 2 will be patients with a recent (within 6 months) diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
Group 1 (Newly Referred) will attend a baseline visit where the following data will be collected:
* Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The motor assessment tasks will be recorded using an iPad.
* Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
* Cognitive function assessment using NIH Toolbox.
* Diagnosis made at the Movement Disorders Clinic (PD or not PD).
* SF-20 quality of life assessment. (Short Form 20)
* PDQ-39 quality-of-life assessment. (Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39)
* Tongue and lip strength using the Iowa Oral Pressure Instrument.
* Cognitive function assessment using NIH Toolbox.
* Audio recordings of:
* Diadochokinesis (DDK) assessment.
* Vowel prolongation assessment.
* Sentence Intelligibility Test.
* Reading the Grandfather, Bamboo, and Rainbow passages.
* Recording of conversational speech.
Participants will be provided with an activity tracker and a research team member will help install any required apps on the participant's phone, configure and connect the activity tracker, provide a basic overview of how the app and tracker work, and answer any additional questions the participant may have.
The participant will then wear the activity tracker at home for 4 weeks. Text messages reminders will be sent following days with non-wear (no recorded heart rate or steps for multiple hours throughout the day) as a reminder to increase wear time.
At 4 weeks, the participant will complete a video visit using Microsoft Teams/Zoom with a study team member and the study participant. During the video visit, a recording of three different fine-motor skill tasks used in the UPDRS will be made. During the call, the study team member will provide coaching and direct the participant to repeat the audio and UPDRS fine motor task assessment at home while recording the video visit. At the end of the video visit, research team member will also collect questions about the ease and willingness to use the activity tracker and video call for disease monitoring and any open-ended comments the participant wishes to provide. This concludes the participants involvement in the study.
Group 2 (Recently Diagnosed) will attend a baseline visit where the following data will be collected:
* Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The motor assessment tasks will be recorded using an iPad.
* Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
* Cognitive function assessment using NIH Toolbox.
* Diagnosis made at the Movement Disorders Clinic (PD or not PD).
* SF-20 quality of life assessment.
* PDQ-39 quality-of-life assessment.
* Tongue and lip strength using the Iowa Oral Pressure Instrument.
* Cognitive function assessment using NIH Toolbox.
* Audio recordings of:
* Diadochokinesis (DDK) assessment.
* Vowel prolongation assessment.
* Sentence Intelligibility Test.
* Reading the Grandfather, Bamboo, and Rainbow passages.
* Recording of conversational speech.
Participants will be provided with an activity tracker and a research team member will help install any required apps on the participant's phone, configure and connect the activity tracker, provide a basic overview of how the app and tracker work, and answer any additional questions the participant may have.
The participant will then wear the activity tracker at home for 4 weeks. Text messages reminders will be sent following days with non-wear (no recorded heart rate or steps for multiple hours throughout the day) as a reminder to increase wear time.
At 4 weeks, the participant will complete a video visit using Microsoft Teams/Zoom with a study team member and the study participant. During the video visit, a recording of three different fine-motor skill tasks used in the UPDRS will be made. During the call, the study team member will provide coaching and direct the participant to repeat the audio and UPDRS fine motor task assessment at home while recording the video visit. At the end of the video visit, research team member will also collect questions about the ease and willingness to use the activity tracker and video call for disease monitoring and any open-ended comments the participant wishes to provide.
At 11 months, the participant will be contacted to schedule a one-year research visit. Many patients return on 3-6 month intervals to the UIHC Movement Disorders Clinic and the research visit will ideally coordinate the participants routine visit for care.
At the one-year encounter, which will be an in-person research visit, the following data elements will be collected:
* Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS).
* Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
* Cognitive function assessment using NIH Toolbox.
* SF-20.
* PDQ-39 quality-of-life assessment.
Additionally, the research team will solicit any open-ended feedback the participant wants to share with the study team about their experience being in the study.
Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease
Registry records for this study
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- Study type
- Observational
- Interventions
- Not reported
- Phases
- Not reported
- Sponsor
- Jacob E. Simmering
- Start date reported by registry
- 2025-04-07 (actual)
Registry updated: 2025-04-10 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2025-04
Registry records retrieved 2026-10-13 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.
Contact the research team
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Jacob Simmering, MS, PHD, BA · 3196788037 · jacob-simmering@uiowa.edu
Shelby Francis, PhD · shelby-francis@uiowa.edu
Study locations
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
RecruitingJacob Simmering, PhD · 3196788037 · jacob-simmering@uiowa.edu
Facility not reported
United States
Status not reportedThe original descriptions and participation rules come from the registry. Participation is voluntary and does not guarantee benefit.