NCT07038486Recruiting
Patient Engagement Investigation of NMS Assist
The Impact of a Digital System on the Monitoring and Self-management of Non-motor Symptoms in People With Parkinson's
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Parkinson's can cause a wide range of non-motor symptoms (NMS), including pain and problems with mental health, memory and sleep. These affect the quality of life of people with Parkinson's (PwP) and their care partners (CP). If these issues are not recognised and managed quickly, they can result in escalating problems. Many PwP are unsure of the extent and variety of the NMS and how simple adjustments at home could improve them. We have developed a digital system to help PwP monitor their non-motor symptoms and develop skills to self-manage them. Such a tool needs to be simple to use, safe and effective. We will ask 30 PwP and CPs to use the digital tool for 6 months, and we will monitor how they use the tool. PwP and CPs will be asked if they feel more knowledgeable and confident to manage their own symptoms whilst being better able to discuss a problem with their healthcare professional. A smaller group of participants will discuss their experiences in more detail to help pinpoint aspects that work well and those needing adjustment and development. It is thought that the use of this system will result in improved quality of life and increased knowledge and confidence for managing symptoms while safely reducing the time spent by healthcare professionals on manageable non-motor symptoms.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 6 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Newcastle University
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT07038486
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 30
- From 6 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Previous involvement in the development or testing of the digital system
Other illness
- Significant cognitive impairment or a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease dementia
Other
- All:
- In a dependent/unequal relationship with the research or care teams or any PPI representatives
- PwP:
- Secondary cause of Parkinsonism
- Significant comorbidity, which, in the opinion of the chief investigator, would preclude safe participation in the study or protocol compliance
- A life expectancy of \<6 months
- Living in residential care facilities
Who the study is looking for
- All:
- Age 18 years or over
- Have compatible smartphone/data access (access to a digital device is a necessary prerequisite of system use, and the formative usability study had success in recruiting participants with varying levels of experience with smartphones)
- Be fluent in English
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
- Able and willing to comply with intervention requirements
- For clinically diagnosed people with Parkinson's (PwP) (ICD-10-CM G20):
- Not resident in a care home or nursing home
- Ambulant
- Interested in monitoring and managing their NMS
- For CPs:
- \- Be caring for a clinically diagnosed PwP (ICD-10-CM G20) who is participating in the study
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
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