The purpose of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of vibrotactile coordinated reset stimulation to improve movement ability and other symptoms of human subject participants with Parkinsons Disease who take dopaminergic medication and are unable to withhold this medication. Participants will be followed for five years and make a total of five study visits.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The Stanford CR glove is designed to administer vibrotactile coordinated reset stimulation, which consists of vibratory stimulation of the fingertips delivered in a specific pattern which is design to disrupt and normalize abnormal brain synchrony.
MDS-UPDRS Part 3
The Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale Part 3 assessment, obtained while the participant is off medication, is a scale that measures motor ability within Parkinsons patients. For part 3, the scales minimum values are 0 and max value is 132. Higher scores indicate more impaired motor ability, while lower scores indicate less impaired motor ability. A score of 0 indicates no motor impairment.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months
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