Trial reportInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2022
Efficacy of Wearable Device Gait Training on Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Open-label Pilot Study.
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- Effects of Wearable Devices on Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Framework.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- The Effects of Digital Health Interventions on Motor Symptoms, Nonmotor Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Patients With Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of wearable devices on gait, balance, and motor function in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of robot-assisted training in adults with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
- A State-of-the-Art of Exoskeletons in Line with the WHO's Vision on Healthy Aging: From Rehabilitation of Intrinsic Capacities to Augmentation of Functional Abilities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise and Motor Complications in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Review
- Hip exoskeleton assistance with machine-learning-based state estimation improves gait kinematics of people with Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2026Article
- Wearable Robots for Rehabilitation and Assistance of Gait: A Narrative Review.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- 80N as the Optimal Assistive Threshold for Wearable Exoskeleton-Mediated Gait Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Biomarker Validation Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of a soft wearable robot suit with hip extensor assistance on gait in patients with Parkinson's disease: a study protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Better Understanding Rehabilitation of Motor Symptoms: Insights from the Use of Wearables.Pragmatic and observational research · 2025Review
- Lower-Limb Exoskeletons for Gait Training in Parkinson's Disease: The State of the Art and Future Perspectives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assisted technology in Parkinson's disease gait: what's up?Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2024Review
- Impact of Wearable Device-Based Walking Programs on Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Effects of overground gait training assisted by a wearable exoskeleton in patients with Parkinson's disease.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective To investigate the efficacy of home-based gait training using the wearable Stride Management Assist (SMA) exoskeleton in people with moderately advanced Parkinson's disease. Methods This was a single-center, open-label, parallel, randomized controlled trial. We included outpatients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease who were capable of walking independently with or without walk aids and had Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-4 in the ON state. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to receive either SMA gait training (SMA group) or control gait training (control group). All participants underwent gait training for approximately 30 min. These training sessions were conducted 10 times for 3 months. We measured clinical outcomes at baseline and post-intervention. The between-group difference of distance in the three-minute walk test was the primary outcome. Results Of the 15 randomly assigned participants, 12 (five in the SMA group) completed this study. The between-group difference was a mean of 13.7 meters (standard error of the mean: 7.8) in the 3-minute walk test (p=0.109). The distance traversed increased from 141.4 m to 154.7 m in the SMA group (p=0.023), whereas there was no marked change in the control group. In addition, although there was a decrease in the physiological cost index from 0.29 to 0.13 in the SMA group (p=0.046), it remained unchanged in the control group. Conclusion These findings suggest that home-based SMA gait training may increase the exercise endurance in people with moderately advanced Parkinson's disease.
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