Michelangelo Bartolo, Alberto Castelli, Marzia Calabrese, Giampiero Buttacchio, Chiara Zucchella, Stefano Tamburin, Andrea Fontana, Massimiliano Copetti, Alfonso Fasano, Domenico Intiso
BACKGROUND: Gait disturbances represent one of the most disabling features of Parkinson's disease (PD). AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the non-inferiority of a new wearable visual cueing system (Q-Walk) for gait rehabilitation in PD subjects, compared to traditional visual cues (stripes on the floor). DESIGN: Open-label, monocentric, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. SETTING: Outpatients. POPULATION: Patients affected by idiopathic PD without cognitive impairment, Hoehn and Yahr stage II-IV, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor section III ≥2, stable drug usage since at least 3 weeks...
March 14, 2024: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine