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NCT05268887
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High Frequency Light, Sound, and Tactile Stimulation to Improve Motor and Cognitive Deficits in Parkinson's Disease

Sponsor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Parkinson's disease (PD) impacts different types of neural oscillations in the brain, including beta (13-30Hz) and gamma oscillations (30-80Hz), which contributes to PD's cardinal symptoms of resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia (slowness of movement), and gait instability. The investigators' lab has developed a non-invasive method of increasing gamma power in the brain using Gamma Entrainment Using Sensory Stimulation (GENUS) through light, sound, and tactile stimulation devices. For this study, 40 participants with mild Parkinson's disease will be recruited, and the investigators will assess their brain waves with electroencephalogram (EEG) before, during, and after light, sound, and tactile stimulation to determine the safety, feasibility, and optimization of GENUS as a potential therapy in the PD population.

Official title: Acute Treatment of Parkinson's Disease With Gamma Frequency Stimulation

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

45 Years - 90 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

40

Start Date

2022-02-09

Completion Date

2027-11

Last Updated

2026-03-31

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DEVICE

GENUS device (Active Settings)

Participants in the active, experimental group will use the GENUS devices configured to active (40Hz) setting for 30-60 minutes

DEVICE

GENUS device (Sham settings)

Participants in the control group will use the GENUS devices configured to the sham settings for 30-60 minutes

Locations (1)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States