Cited by 41Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems

Continuous leg dyskinesia assessment in Parkinson's disease –clinical validity and ecological effect

Ramsperger, Robert, Meckler, Stefan, Heger, Tanja, van Uem, Janet, Hucker, Svenja, Braatz, Ulrike, Graessner, Holm, Berg, Daniela +5 more·2016·Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Abstract

Introduction Dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients are a common side effect of long-term dopaminergic therapy and are associated with motor dysfunctions, including gait and balance deficits. Although promising compounds have been developed to treat these symptoms, clinical trials have failed. This failure may, at least partly, be explained by the lack of objective and continuous assessment strategies. This study tested the clinical validity and ecological effect of an algorithm that detects and quantifies dyskinesias of the legs using a single ankle-worn sensor.Methods Twenty-three PD patients (seven with leg dyskinesias) and 13 control subjects were investigated in the lab. Participants performed purposeful daily activity-like tasks while being video-taped. Clinical evaluation was performed using the leg dyskinesia item of the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale. The ecological effect of the developed algorithm was investigated in a multi-center, 12-week, home-based sub-study that included three patients with and seven without dyskinesias.Results In the lab-based sub-study, the sensor-based algorithm exhibited a specificity of 98%, a sensitivity of 85%, and an accuracy of 0.96 for the detection of dyskinesias and a correlation level of 0.61 (p < 0.001) with the clinical severity score. In the home-based sub-study, all patients could be correctly classified regarding the presence or absence of leg dyskinesias, supporting the ecological relevance of the algorithm.Conclusion This study provides evidence of clinical validity and ecological effect of an algorithm derived from a single sensor on the ankle for detecting leg dyskinesias in PD patients. These results should motivate the investigation of leg dyskinesias in larger studies using wearable sensors.

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Ramsperger, R., Meckler, S., Heger, T., van Uem, J., Hucker, S., Braatz, U., Graessner, H., Berg, D., Manoli, Y., Serrano, J. A., Ferreira, J. J., Hobert, M. A., & Maetzler, W.
Affiliations
  • Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung (DE)
  • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DE)
  • Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (DE)
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
  • University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
  • University of Lisbon (PT)
Corresponding author
Maetzler, Walter
Venue
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-05
Volume
26
Pages
41-46
ISSN
1353-8020 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2266899181
Cited by
41
References
29
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5
FWCI
3.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DZNE Pub (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Seventh Framework Programme (288557, 316639)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
Keywords
Parkinson's disease
MeSH terms
Aged, Antiparkinson Agents, Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced, Female, Humans, Leg, Levodopa, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease, Severity of Illness Index, Video Recording, Reproducibility of Results, Cohort Studies

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