Concurrent validity of instrumented insoles measuring gait and balance metrics in Parkinson's disease.

Several commercially available instrumented insole systems have been examined for validity and repeatability, but very few studies have focused on validation of the Moticon OpenGo sensor insoles in measuring gait and balance parameters in a clinical population. Given the paucity of studies examining the validity of these novel technologies in PD, there were two main goals of this research: (1) assess the concurrent validity of the Moticon OpenGo sensor insoles for gait and balance assessment in people with PD using a pressure-sensitive electronic walkway (Protokinetics Zeno™ walkway) as a reference system and (2) compare the gait metrics derived from the insole and walkway systems during a walking and turning task in order to assess the output of the systems under more real-world conditions. Twelve participants (5F/7M; mean age 71.