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The novel promising tools are pressure-sensing insoles connected to a smartphone app; however, few studies investigated their measurement properties during simple or challenging conditions in PD patients. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of gait parameters computed by pressure-sensing insoles (FeetMe\u00ae insoles, Paris, France). Twenty-five PD patients (21 males, mean age: 69 (7) years) completed two walking assessment sessions. In each session, participants walked on an electronic pressure-sensitive walkway (GaitRite\u00ae, CIR System Inc., Franklin, NJ, USA) without other additional instructions (i.e., single-task condition) and while performing a concurrent cognitive task (i.e., dual-task condition). Spatiotemporal gait parameters were measured simultaneously using the pressure-sensing insoles and the electronic walkway. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlation coefficients and Bland\u2013Altman methodology. Test\u2013retest reliability was examined by intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and minimal detectable changes (MDC). The validity results showed moderate to excellent correlations and good agreement between the two systems. Concerning test\u2013retest reliability, moderate-to-excellent ICC values and acceptable MDC demonstrated the repeatability of the measured gait parameters. Our findings support the use of these insoles as complementary instruments to conventional tools during single and dual-task conditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22176392","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,26]],"date-time":"2022-08-26T02:04:32Z","timestamp":1661479472000},"page":"6392","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Validation of Pressure-Sensing Insoles in Patients with Parkinson\u2019s Disease during Overground Walking in Single and Cognitive Dual-Task Conditions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7836-7246","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monica","family":"Parati","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory, Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy"},{"name":"Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6425-7276","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matteo","family":"Gallotta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Manuel","family":"Muletti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Annalisa","family":"Pirola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"given":"Alice","family":"Bellaf\u00e0","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5360-3137","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beatrice","family":"De Maria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7835-1965","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Simona","family":"Ferrante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroengineering and Medical Robotics Laboratory, Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"697","DOI":"10.1016\/S1474-4422(19)30044-4","article-title":"Gait impairments in Parkinson\u2019s disease","volume":"18","author":"Mirelman","year":"2019","journal-title":"Lancet Neurol."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Jankovic, J. 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