Extended Data Fig. 1: Study flow and protocol overview.
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Summary schematic of five study visits. For each study visit, timed walking trials under single-task conditions during medication on-phase were performed (middle column in Study Visits 1-5). Additionally, conditions that further provoked FoG were administered based on medication timing (Study Visit 2), cognitive loading using dual-task challenge (Study Visit 3), and outdoor walking (Study Visit 5). The study also included conditions examining the immediacy of device effects through intermittent assistance (Study Visits 2 and 4), the underlying biomechanical mechanisms (Study Visit 1), and the effects of force levels when providing low assistance (Study Visit 3).
