Recruiting
Phase 1

Dynamic Standing

Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Code:

NCT07543861

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Dynamic Standing Desk

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Study ID

NCT07543861

Start date

May 15, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Study Design

Enrollment

5 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Dynamic Standing Desk in People with Parkinsons

Up to 12 4-hour sessions with the dynamic standing desk completed in the span of 6 weeks.

Interventions

Dynamic Standing Desk

Participants will stand at the desk for 4 hours per session. During each session, the desk will move to prompt the participant to take small steps. Participants will take breaks as needed. Each participant will complete up to 12 sessions in the span of 6 weeks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Gait Speed [ Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (up to 6 weeks). ]
  • Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III [ Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (up to 6 weeks). ]
  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment [ Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (up to 6 weeks). ]
  • Timed Up and Go [ Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (up to 6 weeks). ]
  • 5 Times Sit to Stand [ Time Frame: Baseline and post-intervention (up to 6 weeks). ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Miriam Van Emde Boas, DPT

734-936-1174bohnenmi@med.umich.edu

Chatkaew Pongmala, PhD

734-936-0111pchatkae@med.umich.edu

Locations

Domino's Farms

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105

Contacts

Miriam Bohnen, DPT

734-936-1174bohnenmi@med.umich.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Last update posted

Aug 14, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Michigan on 2026-08-14.