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Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of the Walking Tall App for Home-Based Gait Training in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a pilot study designed to assess the feasibility, adherence, and preliminary effects of a 6-week home-based gait training intervention using the Walking Tall mobile app in individuals with Parkinson's disease. The app delivers rhythmic auditory cues and motivational verbal prompts to promote gait improvements. Primary outcomes include daily walking duration and step count measured via wearable sensors; secondary outcomes include gait speed, balance, self-reported confidence, and usability.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30 (estimated)
First submitted
25 Jan 2026
Start date
29 Dec 2025
Primary completion date
31 Aug 2026
Lead sponsor
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
NCT number
NCT07380737

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 30
  • From 29 Dec 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 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

  • Participation in other concurrent intervention studies.

Other illness

  • History of stroke, severe TBI, or brain tumor;

Other

  • Musculoskeletal, neurological, or visual/hearing impairments affecting gait;
  • Cognitive impairments or severe behavioral symptoms;
  • Cardiovascular contraindications;
  • Inability to use a smartphone;

Who the study is looking for

  • Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (MDS criteria);
  • Hoehn \& Yahr stage II-III (ON-medication state);
  • Able to walk independently for ≥5 minutes;
  • Stable medication for ≥1 month;
  • Currently enrolled in a rehab program at Ezra LeMarpe;
  • Able to provide written informed consent;

Age in the registry: 40 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital)
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