A Single-Sensor Approach to Quantify Gait in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Walking Protocol
2.3. Measurement Systems
2.4. Data Processing
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.5.1. Performance Metrics Based on Initial Contact Detection
2.5.2. Accuracy
2.5.3. Reliability
2.5.4. Effect of Using Walking Aids
3. Results
3.1. Initial Contact Detection—Performance Metrics
3.2. Initial Contact Detection—Accuracy
3.3. Initial Contact Detection—Reliability
3.4. Step Time Accuracy
3.5. Step Time Reliability
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Mean ± SD/Median (Quartile 1, Quartile 3) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 54 ± 15 |
Height (cm) | 177 ± 7 |
Body mass (kg) | 83 ± 17 |
Spastic Paraplegia Rating Scale (SPRS) | 19.5 (14.8, 22.0) * |
Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) | 8.0 (6.0, 12.0) |
Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) | 10.0 (2.0, 11.8) |
Gender | 3 females, 10 males |
SPG mutation | SPG4: 3 patients SPG7: 9 patients Other: 1 patient |
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van Gelder, L.M.A.; Bonci, T.; Buckley, E.E.; Price, K.; Salis, F.; Hadjivassiliou, M.; Mazzà, C.; Hewamadduma, C. A Single-Sensor Approach to Quantify Gait in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Sensors 2023, 23, 6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23146563
van Gelder LMA, Bonci T, Buckley EE, Price K, Salis F, Hadjivassiliou M, Mazzà C, Hewamadduma C. A Single-Sensor Approach to Quantify Gait in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Sensors. 2023; 23(14):6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23146563
Chicago/Turabian Stylevan Gelder, Linda M. A., Tecla Bonci, Ellen E. Buckley, Kathryn Price, Francesca Salis, Marios Hadjivassiliou, Claudia Mazzà, and Channa Hewamadduma. 2023. "A Single-Sensor Approach to Quantify Gait in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia" Sensors 23, no. 14: 6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23146563