Integrating digital gait data with metabolomics and clinical data to predict outcomes in Parkinson’s disease

Cyril Brzenczek, Quentin Klopfenstein, Tom Hähnel, Holger Fröhlich, Enrico Glaab*, Gelani Zelimkhanov, Evi Wollscheid-Lengeling, Paul Wilmes, Liliana Vilas Boas, Carlos Vega, Michel Vaillant, Olena Tsurkalenko, Johanna Trouet, Rebecca Ting Jiin Loo, Elodie Thiry, Hermann Thien, Maud Theresine, Kate Sokolowska, Ekaterina Soboleva, Ruxandra SoareAmir Sharify, Raquel Severino, Jens Schwamborn, Reinhard Schneider, Sabine Schmitz, Venkata Satagopam, Stefano Sapienza, Eduardo Rosales, Kirsten Roomp, Olivia Roland, Ilsé Richard, Lucie Remark, Dheeraj Reddy Bobbili, Rajesh Rawal, Armin Rauschenberger, Achilleas Pexaras, Magali Perquin, Lukas Pavelka, Laure Pauly, Claire Pauly, Sinthuja Pachchek, Clarissa P.C. Gomes, Fozia Noor, Maria Fernanda Niño Uribe, Jean Paul Nicolay, Beatrice Nicolai, Sarah Nickels, Ulf Nehrbass, Romain Nati, Anne Marie Hanff, NCER-PD Consortium

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Abstract

Parkinson’s disease (PD) presents diverse symptoms and comorbidities, complicating its diagnosis and management. The primary objective of this cross-sectional, monocentric study was to assess digital gait sensor data’s utility for monitoring and diagnosis of motor and gait impairment in PD. As a secondary objective, for the more challenging tasks of detecting comorbidities, non-motor outcomes, and disease progression subgroups, we evaluated for the first time the integration of digital markers with metabolomics and clinical data. Using shoe-attached digital sensors, we collected gait measurements from 162 patients and 129 controls in a single visit. Machine learning models showed significant diagnostic power, with AUC scores of 83–92% for PD vs. control and up to 75% for motor severity classification. Integrating gait data with metabolomics and clinical data improved predictions for challenging-to-detect comorbidities such as hallucinations. Overall, this approach using digital biomarkers and multimodal data integration can assist in objective disease monitoring, diagnosis, and comorbidity detection.
Original languageEnglish
Article number235
Number of pages16
Journalnpj Digital Medicine
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2024

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