ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
BeatWalk: Personalized Music-Based Gait Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05733819 (Responders to Metronome-based Rhythmic Auditory Cueing in Parkinson Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Responders to Metronome-based Rhythmic Auditory Cueing in Parkinson Disease
Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influence of wearable rhythmic auditory stimulation on Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of technological interventions on psychosocial well-being and perception of technological interventions among people with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Knowledge mapping and research trends of accidental falls in patients with Parkinson's disease from 2003 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Music Based Therapy Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) Using Wearable Device in Rehabilitation of Neurological Patients: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Development Technologies for the Monitoring of Six-Minute Walk Test: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Gait Responses in People with Parkinson Disease During Autonomous Closed-loop Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation: An Exploratory Analysis.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2025Trial
- A Digital Cueing Intervention for Parkinsonian Gait: Laboratory-Based Clinical Validation and Acute Gait Responses.Journal of medical systems · 2026Article
- The sound of longevity: music and technology for healthy ageing.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Review
- Obesity is linked to impaired sensorimotor synchronization during walking but not tapping.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Testing sensorimotor timing across age and music experience in a real-world environment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Music Therapy with Personalized Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation Plus Music-Contingent Gait Training in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.Neurology international · 2026Review
- From Finger Taps to Footsteps: Gait as a Model for Investigating and Training Rhythmic Abilities.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Review
- Mechanisms of action and advances in application of music therapy in improving cognitive impairment based on the theory of neuroplasticity.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Effects of Cueing Training on Gait Variability.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Parkinson's disease gait rehabilitation at scale: Insights on personalised smartphone-based music cueing.PloS one · 2026Article
- Beyond fixed beats: adaptive musical entrainment for precision neurorehabilitation in neurodegenerative disorders.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Can neurologic music therapy make the difference when using immersive virtual reality in Parkinson disease motor training? Promising findings from a secondary analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of self-selected music on psychophysiological responses to goal-directed exercise in Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Reporting guidelines for music-based interventions checklist: Explanation and elaboration guide.Integrative medicine research · 2025Article
- Amplifying walking activity in Parkinson's disease through autonomous music-based rhythmic auditory stimulation: randomized controlled trial.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
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18 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Taking regular walks when living with Parkinson's disease (PD) has beneficial effects on movement and quality of life. Yet, patients usually show reduced physical activity compared to healthy older adults. Using auditory stimulation such as music can facilitate walking but patients vary significantly in their response. An individualized approach adapting musical tempo to patients' gait cadence, and capitalizing on these individual differences, is likely to provide a rewarding experience, increasing motivation for walk-in PD. We aim to evaluate the observance, safety, tolerance, usability, and enjoyment of a new smartphone application. It was coupled with wearable sensors (BeatWalk) and delivered individualized musical stimulation for gait auto-rehabilitation at home. Forty-five patients with PD underwent a 1-month, outdoor, uncontrolled gait rehabilitation program, using the BeatWalk application (30 min/day, 5 days/week). The music tempo was being aligned in real-time to patients' gait cadence in a way that could foster an increase up to +10% of their spontaneous cadence. Open-label evaluation was based on BeatWalk use measures, questionnaires, and a six-minute walk test. Patients used the application 78.8% (±28.2) of the prescribed duration and enjoyed it throughout the program. The application was considered "easy to use" by 75% of the patients. Pain, fatigue, and falls did not increase. Fear of falling decreased and quality of life improved. After the program, patients improved their gait parameters in the six-minute walk test without musical stimulation. BeatWalk is an easy to use, safe, and enjoyable musical application for individualized gait rehabilitation in PD. It increases "walk for exercise" duration thanks to high observance.
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