Recruiting

Haptic Rehabilitation

Sponsor:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Code:

NCT07457710

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease (PD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Haptic device

Non-haptic device

Study Details

Brief summary:

Individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) often have motor difficulties that can negatively impact daily activities and their quality of life. Research has shown that to slow the progression of these symptoms, patients should partake in effective physical rehabilitation. However, effective physical rehabilitation has many barriers, including timing, cost, and other personal or system-level challenges. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the haptic remote rehabilitation system for patients with PD using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in a field environment.

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease (PD)

Study ID

NCT07457710

Start date

Mar 25, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 18 years old
  • Diagnosed with PD

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hoehn and Yahr stage outside 1-3
  • Lives outside the 48 contiguous states in the USA
  • Unable to move hands and head without assistance
  • Unable to remain seated in an upright position for up to an hour

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Haptic group

Participants will receive a handheld device that can provide haptic feedback to guide them in performing different movement tasks. Each participant will be asked to participate in sessions lasting up to one hour, twice/week, for an 8-week period. Participants will be asked to perform typical upper-body movement tasks performed in rehabilitation sessions based on their functional capabilities. This includes "Full Extension Circles", "Shoulder Press", "Full Lateral Movement", and "Random Target Matching" activity. The haptic device will provide directional guidance to support the participants in completing these movement tasks.

sham comparator: Non-haptic group

Participants will receive a handheld device similar to the haptic group. However, this device will not provide any haptic feedback. Each participant will be asked to participate in sessions lasting up to one hour, twice/week, for an 8-week period. Participants will be asked to perform typical upper-body movement tasks performed in rehabilitation sessions based on their functional capabilities. This includes "Full Extension Circles", "Shoulder Press", "Full Lateral Movement", and "Random Target Matching" activity. Participants will be asked to hold the handheld device during the tasks; however, they will not receive any haptic feedback from the device.

Interventions

Haptic device

Participants will receive a custom-made handheld haptic device, which will be used to perform selected movement tasks. The device can generate the feeling of directional feedback.

Non-haptic device

Participants will receive a handheld device similar to the haptic group. However, the device in this intervention will not provide any haptic feedback.

Primary outcome measure

  • System Usability Scale (SUS) [ Time Frame: At the end of the trial in week 8 ]
  • Arm movement accuracy, speed, and smoothness [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sol Lim, Ph.D.

540-231-0083sol@vt.edu

Shafiqul Islam, Ph.D.

520-244-9680shafiqul@vt.edu

Locations

Virginia Tech

Recruiting

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, 24060

Contacts

Sol Lim, PhD

6508420393sol@vt.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Last update posted

Jun 5, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Haptic
  • Remote Rehabilitation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on 2026-06-05.