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Trying a standing desk that encourages movement

People with Parkinson’s try a new kind of standing desk in a laboratory so researchers can learn about their experience using it.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: NCT07543861

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Start (reported actual date): 2026-05-15
Main measurements finished (planned): 2027-03
Study finished (planned): 2027-03

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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?

Age 50 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to stand or walk without an assistive device * History of symptoms in stance that preclude safe and comfortable participation, such as dizziness and lightheadedness, orthostasis, severe symptomatic leg or back musculoskeletal pain, or medication side effects * Any other history of medical or psychiatric comorbidity, precluding safe participation in the project. * History of symptomatic cardiovascular or pulmonary disease * History of active rheumatic arthritis * History of stroke or other neurologic conditions with significant residual sensorimotor deficits * History of disabling chronic pain syndrome requiring narcotic analgesics * Evidence of dementia (Mini Mental State Exam (or Montreal Cognitive Assessment test) \<24 and significant impairment in activities of daily living) * Venous ulcerative stasis or severe varicosities. * Pregnancy as determined by urine pregnancy test prior to DXA procedure in women of childbearing potential.

Full study name & original research details

Official study title

A Pilot Study of In-lab Dynamic Standing in Parkinson's Disease

Original description

This research is studying the use of a new type of standing desk in a small number of people to learn about the user experience for people with Parkinson's disease. 12 4-hour sessions will be performed to test the primary hypothesis that dynamic standing improves gait function compared to static standing and control sitting. This study has 2 phases. Phase 1 will be an open-label study and Phase 2 will be an in-lab randomized controlled trial pilot study. This is phase 1 of the study.

Further description from the registry

For phase 1, participants will attend up to 12 4-hour sessions using the dynamic standing desk. In addition to these sessions, there will be a clinical assessment at baseline and an outcome session (endpoint assessments). In total, there will be up to 14 sessions per participant. All sessions need to be completed within 6 weeks. At the baseline session, clinical measurements will be collected. These measures will be repeated in the outcome session.

Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease

Registry records for this study

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ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT07543861 ↗ — RECRUITING; checked 2026-10-11
ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT07543861 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2026-08-24; checked 2026-10-11

Study type: Interventional
Interventions: Dynamic Standing Desk
Phases: PHASE1
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Start date reported by registry: 2026-05-15 (actual)

Registry updated: 2026-08-14 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2026-08

Registry records retrieved 2026-10-11 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.

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Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.

Miriam Van Emde Boas, DPT · 734-936-1174 · bohnenmi@med.umich.edu

Chatkaew Pongmala, PhD · 734-936-0111 · pchatkae@med.umich.edu

Study locations

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Domino's Farms

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Recruiting

Miriam Bohnen, DPT · 734-936-1174 · bohnenmi@med.umich.edu

Facility not reported

United States

Status not reported

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