Abstract
ObjectiveTo test the feasibility of objective assessments using the TekScan MatScan pressure mat plantar pressure measurement as a time-effective screening service for Parkinson disease (PD) with and without freezing of gait (FOG) history. DesignProspective cross-sectional study. SettingLargest medical center in southern Taiwan. InterventionsNot applicable. Main Outcome MeasuresPlantar pressure measurements including average peak pressure (PP), contact area (CA), and pressure-time integral (PTI) in static and dynamic conditions as well as clinical scores during off-medication states. ParticipantsA total of 103 patients with PD and 22 age- and sex-matched volunteers without PD (N=125). ResultsPlantar pressure assessment including PP, CA, and PTI on the total foot areas between participants with PD and controls without PD in the static conditions are similar. Patients with PD presented higher PTI on total foot areas as well as hallux, midfoot area, and medial and lateral heels during dynamic conditions than controls without PD. The PP, CA, and PTI during the static condition and CA during the dynamic condition on the hallux showed statistical significance between PD with and without FOG history. Stepwise logistic regression after controlling with age and body mass index showed only PTI on hallux (static conditions) was significantly associated with the presence of FOG. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis in diagnostic accuracy for FOG in PTI was statistically significant (P=.002; area under the curve, 0.71). ConclusionsFOG screening using the TekScan MatScan pressure mat plantar pressure measurement could serve as a time-effective screening service at the outpatient clinic. Based on our study, PTI may be valuable in auxiliary diagnosis.
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