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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham Machine-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Noninvasive Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation Device (KMY-01) in Combination with Pharmacotherapy in People with Parkinson's Disease.-

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham Machine-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Noninvasive Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation Device (KMY-01) in Combination with Pharmacotherapy in People with Parkinson's Disease.- - SONIC-PD

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs032250457
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-10-27
Start date
2025-10-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease

Interventions

KMY-01 group: The KMY-01 will be used for 20 minutes twice a day (morning and afternoon) for 8 weeks at home. Sham group: The patients will use the Sham machine for 20 minutes twice a day (morning and
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transcranial untrasonic stimulation

Sponsors

Yutaka Oji
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Clinically established or probable Parkinson's disease diagnosed by MDS clinical diagnostic criteria (2) Written informed consent (3) Between 20 and 80 years of age at the time of consent (4) Outpatients or inpatients who are going to be discharged before Visit 2. (5) Patients who meet all of the following criteria prior to enrollment a. MDS-UPDRS Part III total score of 10 or more b. Hoehn&Yahr II or III c. Patients under standard pharmacotherapy for Parkinson's disease (6) Patients who are able to use the device and keep a subject diary by themselves or have a caregiver who is able to do so. (7) Patients who have been treated with certain dosage and administration of antiparkinsonian drugs (L-DOPA, dopamine agonist, MAOB inhibitor, etc.) for at least 4 weeks prior to the study and are taking L-DOPA regularly. (8) Patients who are judged by the principal investigator or subinvestigators to be adequately evaluated for the efficacy and safety of the study, taking into consideration the selection and exclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Parkinsonism other than Parkinson's disease (2) Significant neurological or psychiatric disorders such as cerebrovascular disease, brain tumor, schizophrenia, epilepsy, normal pressure hydrocephalus, mental retardation, clinically evident cognitive dysfunction, head injury with loss of consciousness, history of brain surgery with residual deficits (3) Musculoskeletal disorders that interfere with the performance of the tests in this clinical trial. (4) Unable to be properly evaluated for MDS-UPDRS Part III. (5) Serious hepatic, renal, or cardiac complications (6) History of alcoholism or drug addiction (7) Medical electrical devices implanted in the body that are susceptible to electromagnetic interference, such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and deep brain stimulations (8) Metal coils implanted in the skull (9) Hearing aids (cochlear implants, implantable hearing aids, etc.) that cannot be removed (removable hearing aids must be removed when using the KMY-01) (10) Pregnant or lactating female (11) Participated in previous KMY-01 clinical trials (12) Participated in other interventional studies or clinical trials within 6 months prior to obtaining consent (13) Patients who are judged to be inappropriate for the subject by the principal investigator or subinvestigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence rate of adverse events

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Change from baseline to week 4, week 8 and 12 in MDS-UPDRS Part I (Non-Motor Aspects of Experiences of Daily Living) 2) Change from baseline to week 4,week 8 and 12 in MDS-UPDRS Part II (Motor Aspects of Experiences of Daily Living) 3) Change from baseline to week 4,week 8 and 12 in MDS-UPDRS Part III (Motor Examination) 4) Change from baseline to week 4,week 8 and 12 in MDS-UPDRS Part IV (Motor Complications) 5) Change from baseline to week 4,week 8 and 12 in total score of MDS-UPDRS part I-IV 6) Change from baseline in MMSE and MoCA-J total scores at Weeks 4, 8, and 12 7) Change from baseline in patient-reported total daily hours in the ON and OFF states (symptom diary) at Weeks 4, 8, and 12 8) Change from baseline to week 4,week 8 and 12 in self-administered assessment items including PDSS-2 (sleep), RBDSQ (REM sleep behavior disorder), PDQ39 (quality of life), BDI-II (depression), PFS-16 (fatigue), KPPQ (pain), and SCOPA-AUT(functions of autonomic nervous system) 9) Incidence of device malfunction 10) Rescue medication or reduction of levodopa dose

Contacts

Public ContactTakeshige-Amano Haruka

Juntendno Univerisity Hospital

h-amano@juntendo.ac.jp+81-3-3813-3111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026