Effects of Medication and Auditory Cueing on Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Sidney T. Baudendistel's study, last updated in April 2026, investigates the effects of anti-parkinsonian medication and rhythmic auditory cueing on gait in 36 participants with Parkinson's disease. The dataset likely contains gait outcome variables such as cadence, velocity, stride length, and double limb support, measured under different cueing and medication conditions. It is a 59.7 KB document file shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Modeling the interaction between medication status and cueing strategies based on the described gait outcomes.
• Analyzing the comparative efficacy of external versus internal auditory cues for improving gait velocity and stride length.
• Investigating the relationship between cueing type and gait variability, a measure associated with falls.
• Evaluating the real-world utility of cueing strategies across medication cycles as suggested in the study conclusion.

Strengths

• Data is from a controlled study with 36 participants, providing a basis for statistical analysis.
• Includes measurements under multiple conditions: OFF/ON medication and Uncued/Music/Mental cueing.
• Gait was measured using Opal Sensors, suggesting instrumented, quantitative data collection.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is very small at 59.7 KB, indicating limited scope.
• The primary file format is DOCX, which may require extraction or conversion for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Sidney T. Baudendistel via figshare.

Collection Method

Experimental data collected using Opal Sensors during walking trials under different cueing and medication conditions.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:46:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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