Parkinson's disease multimodal complex treatment improves gait performance: an exploratory wearable digital device-supported study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wearable device-based parameters (DBP) objectively describe gait and balance impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). We sought to investigate correlations between DBP of gait and balance and clinical scores, their respective changes throughout the inpatient multidisciplinary Parkinson's Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment (PD-MCT), and correlations between their changes.

Methods

This exploratory observational study assessed 10 DBP and clinical scores at the start (T1) and end (T2) of a two-week PD-MCT of 25 PD in patients (mean age: 66.9 years, median HY stage: 2.5). Subjects performed four straight walking tasks under single- and dual-task conditions, and four balance tasks.

Results

At T1, reduced gait velocity and larger sway area correlated with motor s

SUBMITTER: Scherbaum R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9553759 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature