A small group of people with Parkinson’s disease adhered well to an experimental music-based digital therapy to treat gait problems, and reported quality of life gains, meeting the main goals of a small feasibility trial, according to its developer MedRhythms.
Preliminary evidence of the trial (NCT04891107) that included 24 patients also suggested improvements in motor function and mobility after a month with the MR-005 platform, which seeks to synchronize a person’s walking pattern to musical rhythms.
“In successfully completing our first clinical trial in Parkinson’s disease … we have made significant progress on the advancement of our pipeline,” said Brian Harris, CEO and co-founder of MedRhythms, in a company press release.
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