Table II.
Author | Year | Evidence type | Method | Treatment | Outcome | (Refs.) |
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Willows et al | 2017 | Observational study | Nasojejunal tube placed during fluoroscopic passive/active positioning, with radiological confirmation of placement | LCIG delivery initiated through telemedicine over a 16-h period: total morning 5-10 ml (100-200 mg levodopa) to 20 ml max; median time for titration 2.8 days | Technically achievable, a well-tolerated alternative method | (12) |
Evans et al | 2020 | Pilot Study | Phone consultations in virtual clinic combined with a report from a Parkinson's KinetiGraph | - | Acceptable for most patients, timesaving, in need of further cost analysis | (13) |
Hssayeni et al | 2019 | Comparative Study | Wearable sensors combined with gradient tree boosting or with a deep learning model based on LSTM networks | - | Highest correlation for gradient tree boosting; solid approach for assessing tremor severity | (14) |
Cilia et al | 2020 | Observational Study | Remote telenursing assistance service ‘Parkinson Care’ and video-consultations on Microsoft teams® platform | - | Introduction of a new element (case managers, not initially part of patient's care team); development of triage algorithm | (15) |
Beck et al | 2017 | Randomized controlled trial | Usual care by a physician compared to 4 virtual consults by a remote neurologist added to usual care | - | Virtual care was achievable with no major differences in quality of life and burden | (16) |
LCIG, levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel; LSTM, long short-term memory.