Jamie L Adams, Tairmae Kangarloo, Brian Tracey, Patricio O'Donnell, Dmitri Volfson, Robert D Latzman, Neta Zach, Robert Alexander, Peter Bergethon, Joshua Cosman, David Anderson, Allen Best, Joan Severson, Melissa A Kostrzebski, Peggy Auinger, Peter Wilmot, Yvonne Pohlson, Emma Waddell, Stella Jensen-Roberts, Yishu Gong, Krishna Praneeth Kilambi, Teresa Ruiz Herrero, E Ray Dorsey
Digital health technologies can provide continuous monitoring and objective, real-world measures of Parkinson's disease (PD), but have primarily been evaluated in small, single-site studies. In this 12-month, multicenter observational study, we evaluated whether a smartwatch and smartphone application could measure features of early PD. 82 individuals with early, untreated PD and 50 age-matched controls wore research-grade sensors, a smartwatch, and a smartphone while performing standardized assessments in the clinic...
April 17, 2023: NPJ Parkinson's Disease