A personalised, gait training telerehabilitation programme for people with Parkinson's Disease: A long-term pilot study.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility and, preliminarily, the effectiveness of long-term, personalized gait training using a digital wearable system (Gait Tutor) that provides real-time audio biofeedback to correct or reinforce gait behaviour.DesignOpen-label and non-controlled, with assessments before and after intervention.SettingReal-world.ParticipantsTwenty persons with Parkinson's disease.InterventionParticipants performed home-based gait training in their ON medication state for 30 minutes, 3 times per week, for 9 months using a Gait Tutor.Main measuresWe evaluated adherence (% of expected sessions), usability, and, preliminarily, efficacy by assessing the motor performance of the participants before and after the intervention.ResultsSeventeen participants (85%) completed the study, per

SUBMITTER: Lopane G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature