Holocue: A Wearable Holographic Cueing Application for Alleviating Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT: External visual cueing is a well-known means to target freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease patients. Holocue is a wearable visual cueing application that allows the HoloLens 1 mixed-reality headset to present on-demand patient-tailored action-relevant 2D and 3D holographic visual cues in free-living environments. The aim of this study involving 24 Parkinson's disease patients with dopaminergic "ON state" FOG was two-fold. First, to explore unfamiliarity and habituation effects associated with wearing the HoloLens on FOG. Second, to evaluate the potential immediate effect of Holocue on alleviating FOG in the home environment. Three sessions were conducted to examine (1) the effect of wearing the unfamiliar HoloLens on FOG by comparing walking with and without the HoloLens, (2) hab

SUBMITTER: Geerse DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8784874 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature