ArticleJournal of Parkinson's disease2023
Feasibility and Proof-of-Concept of Delivering an Autonomous Music-Based Digital Walking Intervention to Persons with Parkinson's Disease in a Naturalistic Setting.
Article in Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07705373 (A Novel Digital Music-based Autonomous Personalized Walking Intervention to Improve Gait and Walking Automaticity in Parkinson Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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A Novel Digital Music-based Autonomous Personalized Walking Intervention to Improve Gait and Walking Automaticity in Parkinson Disease
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Gait Responses in People with Parkinson Disease During Autonomous Closed-loop Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation: An Exploratory Analysis.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2025Trial
- From Finger Taps to Footsteps: Gait as a Model for Investigating and Training Rhythmic Abilities.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Review
- Beyond fixed beats: adaptive musical entrainment for precision neurorehabilitation in neurodegenerative disorders.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- A personalised, gait training telerehabilitation programme for people with Parkinson's Disease: A long-term pilot study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Digital Health in Parkinson's Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism-New Frontiers in Motor Function and Physical Activity Assessment: Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Amplifying walking activity in Parkinson's disease through autonomous music-based rhythmic auditory stimulation: randomized controlled trial.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Gait ecological assessment in persons with Parkinson's disease engaged in a synchronized musical rehabilitation program.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Better Understanding Rehabilitation of Motor Symptoms: Insights from the Use of Wearables.Pragmatic and observational research · 2025Review
- Biophilic design, neuroarchitecture and therapeutic home environments: harnessing medicinal properties of intentionally-designed spaces to enhance digital health outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Music-based interventions using digital technology for individuals with acquired brain injuries: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Morning exercise affects the absorption of oral levothyroxine: a single center pilot study.Endocrine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundReduced motor automaticity in Parkinson's disease (PD) negatively impacts the quality, intensity, and amount of daily walking. Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS), a clinical intervention shown to improve walking outcomes, has been limited by barriers associated with the need for ongoing clinician input.
objectiveTo assess the feasibility, proof-of-concept, and preliminary clinical outcomes associated with delivering an autonomous music-based digital walking intervention based on RAS principles to persons with PD in a naturalistic setting.
methodsTwenty-three persons with PD used the digital intervention independently for four weeks to complete five weekly 30-minute sessions of unsupervised, overground walking with music-based cues. The intervention progressed autonomously according to real-time gait sensing. Feasibility of independent use was assessed by examining participant adherence, safety, and experience. Intervention proof-of-concept was assessed by examining spatiotemporal metrics of gait quality, daily minutes of moderate intensity walking, and daily steps. Preliminary clinical outcomes were assessed following intervention completion.
resultsParticipants completed 86.4% of sessions and 131.1% of the prescribed session duration. No adverse events were reported. Gait speed, stride length, and cadence increased within sessions, and gait variability decreased (p < 0.05). Compared to baseline, increased daily moderate intensity walking (mean Δ= +21.44 minutes) and steps (mean Δ= +3,484 steps) occurred on designated intervention days (p < 0.05). Quality of life, disease severity, walking endurance, and functional mobility were improved after four weeks (p < 0.05).
conclusionsStudy findings supported the feasibility and potential clinical utility of delivering an autonomous digital walking intervention to persons with PD in a naturalistic setting.
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