Titre :

The laser shoes: a new ambulatory device to alleviate freezing of gait in parkinson disease

Auteur(s) :

Barthel, Claudia [Auteur]
Nonnekes, Jorik [Auteur]
Van Helvert, Milou [Auteur]
Haan, Renee [Auteur]
Janssen, Arno M. [Auteur]
Delval, Arnaud [Auteur]
Troubles cognitifs dégénératifs et vasculaires - U1171
Troubles cognitifs dégénératifs et vasculaires - U 1171 - EA 1046 [TCDV]
Weerdesteyn, Vivian [Auteur]
Debu, Bettina [Auteur]
Van Wezel, Richard [Auteur]
Bloem, Bastiaan R. [Auteur]
Ferraye, Murielle U. [Auteur]

Titre de la revue :

Neurology

Nom court de la revue :

Neurology

Date de publication :

2017-12-20

ISSN :

1526-632X

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Résumé en anglais : [en]

To assess, in a cross-sectional study, the feasibility and immediate efficacy of laser shoes, a new ambulatory visual cueing device with practical applicability for use in daily life, on freezing of gait (FOG) and gait ...
Lire la suite >To assess, in a cross-sectional study, the feasibility and immediate efficacy of laser shoes, a new ambulatory visual cueing device with practical applicability for use in daily life, on freezing of gait (FOG) and gait measures in Parkinson disease (PD). We tested 21 patients with PD and FOG, both "off" and "on" medication. In a controlled gait laboratory, we measured the number of FOG episodes and the percent time frozen occurring during a standardized walking protocol that included FOG provoking circumstances. Participants performed 10 trials with and 10 trials without cueing. FOG was assessed using offline video analysis by an independent rater. Gait measures were recorded in between FOG episodes with the use of accelerometry. Cueing using laser shoes was associated with a significant reduction in the number of FOG episodes, both "off" (45.9%) and "on" (37.7%) medication. Moreover, laser shoes significantly reduced the percent time frozen by 56.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 32.5-85.8; pp These findings demonstrate the immediate efficacy of laser shoes in a controlled gait laboratory, and offer a promising intervention with potential to deliver in-home cueing for patients with FOG. This study provides Class III evidence that for patients with PD, laser shoes significantly reduce FOG severity (both number and duration of FOG episodes).Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Vulgarisation :

Non

Établissement(s) :

CHU Lille
CNRS
Inserm
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Lille Neurosciences & Cognition (LilNCog) - U 1172

Équipe(s) de recherche :

Troubles cognitifs dégénératifs et vasculaires

Date de dépôt :

2019-11-27T13:36:52Z