TY  - JOUR
AU  - Falkenburger, Björn
AU  - Fanciulli, Alessandra
AU  - Pötter-Nerger, Monika
AU  - Eimeren, Thilo
AU  - Classen, Joseph
AU  - Höglinger, Günter
AU  - Redecker, Christoph
AU  - Winkler, Jürgen
AU  - Klucken, Jochen
TI  - Clinical utility of digital technologies in Parkinson's disease.
JO  - Journal of neural transmission
VL  - 133
IS  - 2
SN  - 0375-9245
CY  - Wien [u.a.]
PB  - Springer
M1  - DZNE-2026-00127
SP  - 297 - 307
PY  - 2026
AB  - Digital health technologies (DHTs) are on the verge of changing treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). This narrative overview article describes DHTs that are already used or in development, focusing on technologies available in Germany and on their clinical utility. Examples include applications that are primarily used by patients, i.e., tools for patient education and empowerment, but also stand-alone interventions improving clinical outcomes including motor and non-motor symptoms. In Germany, these patient-centered DHTs fall under the HTA framework of digital health applications (DIGA). DHT for telemonitoring, in contrast, are designed to support physicians and other healthcare providers and therefore medical devices. DHT are also used increasingly as exploratory endpoints in trials testing neuroprotective treatments.
KW  - Humans
KW  - Parkinson Disease: therapy
KW  - Digital Technology
KW  - Telemedicine
KW  - Germany
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:41222710
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s00702-025-03062-3
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/284359
ER  -