NCT07271927Recruiting
Whole-Body Photobiomodulation for Motor and Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's Disease
Evaluation Study of the Effects and Safety of Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Therapy on Motor and Cognitive Changes in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to exploratorily evaluate the extent of motor and cognitive changes, as well as the safety, resulting from approximately 10 weeks of whole-body photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy (about three sessions per week, once daily, 20 minutes per session) in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 15 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2025
- Start date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT07271927
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 15
- From 12 Feb 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2025
- 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
- Individuals treated for alcohol dependence within 6 months prior to screening
Other illness
- Individuals with severe cognitive impairment (Korean Mini-Mental State Examination \[K-MMSE\] score ≤ 9) making it difficult to understand and perform tasks
- Patients with dementia other than Parkinson's disease dementia
- Individuals with severe neuropsychiatric disorders
- Individuals with a history of suicide attempts
- Individuals with a history of seizures
- Individuals with visual impairment preventing them from reading ordinary text even with corrective lenses
- Individuals with hearing impairment preventing them from understanding conversation even with a hearing aid
Other
- Individuals with implanted medical or other electronic devices
- Individuals experiencing dyspnea while sitting at rest
- Individuals who have participated in two or more clinical trials in the same year or in another clinical trial within the past 6 months
- Women and men of childbearing potential who are planning pregnancy during the trial or who do not agree to use appropriate contraceptive methods
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Individuals deemed medically inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator or study staff based on clinically significant findings not otherwise specified above
Who the study is looking for
- Individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at Hoehn and Yahr stages 1-3 based on medical history and examination
- Adults aged 40 years or older
- Individuals able to walk independently
Age in the registry: 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Yangsan | South Korea | Recruiting |
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