Asst-Prof. Heiko Gaßner

2026

• Brittain, G., Buckley, E., Lanfranchi, V., Long, M., Tsaktanis, T., Rothhammer, V.,... Sharrack, B. (2026). Recruitment of the multiple sclerosis cohort within the European Mobilise-D clinical validation study—lessons learnt, baseline demographics and clinical characteristics. Trials, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09404-6
• Yarnall, A.J., Alcock, L., Schlenstedt, C., Armengol, C., Becker, C., Brown, P.,... Maetzler, W. (2026). The future of clinical trials? Monitoring mobility as an outcome measure in Parkinson's disease: The mobilise-D study. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 16(1), 110-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/1877718X251407026

2025

• Dorschky, E., Nitschke, M., Mayer, M., Weygers, I., Gaßner, H., Seel, T.,... Koelewijn, A. (2025). Comparing sparse inertial sensor setups for sagittal-plane walking and running reconstructions. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1507162
• Kirk, C., Packer, E., Polhemus, A., MacLean, M.K., Bailey, H., Kluge, F.,... Yarnall, A.J. (2025). A systematic review of real-world gait-related digital mobility outcomes in Parkinson’s disease. npj Digital Medicine, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01938-y
• Lumsdon, J., Wilson, C., Alcock, L., Becker, C., Benvenuti, F., Bonci, T.,... Cantu, A. (2025). Cocreating the Visualization of Digital Mobility Outcomes: Delphi-Type Process With Patients. JMIR Formative Research, 9. https://doi.org/10.2196/68782
• Mejia, A.C., Sapienza, S., Paccoud, I., Alcock, L., Brown, P., Gaßner, H.,... Klucken, J. (2025). Consensus on the clinical utility of digital mobility outcomes for personalized clinical decision support in parkinson’s disease. Neurological Research and Practice, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-025-00426-8
• Raschka, T., To, J., Hähnel, T., Sapienza, S., Ibrahim, A., Glaab, E.,... Fröhlich, H. (2025). Objective monitoring of motor symptom severity and their progression in Parkinson’s disease using a digital gait device. Scientific Reports, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09088-7
• Shanbhag, J., Fleischmann, S., Wechsler, I., Gaßner, H., Winkler, J., Eskofier, B.,... Miehling, J. (2025). Does reduced reactivity explain altered postural control in Parkinson's disease? A predictive simulation study. IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJEMB.2025.3590580
• Shanbhag, J., Fleischmann, S., Wechsler, I., Winkler, J., Gaßner, H., Eskofier, B.M.,... Miehling, J. (2025). Increased Signal Noise Results in Altered Postural Control Beaviour Associated with Parkinson's Disease. Poster presentation at The XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Stockholm, SE.
• Shanbhag, J., Wechsler, I., Wirsching, S., Fleischmann, S., Winkler, J., Gaßner, H.,... Miehling, J. (2025). The Challenge of Balancing Predictive and Personalized Simulations of Upright Standing. Paper presentation at The XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Stockholm, SE.
• Süß, P., Regensburger, M., Gaßner, H., & Winkler, J. (2025). Lifestyle medicine in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neural Transmission. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-025-03059-y

2024

• Gerschel, T., Prokop, S., Schulze, L., Feige, T., Zschieschang, A., Barbe, M.T.,... Falkenburger, B. (2024). Wie die Umsetzung einer Schule für Menschen mit Parkinson-Krankheit gelingen kann – Ergebnisse eines Konsensusverfahrens und einer formativen Evaluation. Der Nervenarzt, 95(6), 539-543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01639-z
• Ibrahim, A., Ollenschläger, M., Klebe, S., Schüle, R., Jeschonneck, N., Kellner, M.,... Regensburger, M. (2024). Mobile digital gait analysis captures effects of botulinum toxin in hereditary spastic paraplegia. European Journal of Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.16367
• Raccagni, C., Sidoroff, V., Paraschiv-Ionescu, A., Roth, N., Schönherr, G., Eskofier, B.,... Wenning, G. (2024). Effects of physiotherapy and home-based training in parkinsonian syndromes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (MobilityAPP). BMJ Open, 14(5), e081317-. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081317
• Raschka, T., Li, Z., Gaßner, H., Kohl, Z., Jukic, J., Marxreiter, F., & Fröhlich, H. (2024). Unraveling progression subtypes in people with Huntington’s disease. EPMA Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13167-024-00368-2
• Shanbhag, J., Fleischmann, S., Gaßner, H., Winkler, J., Eskofier, B., Koelewijn, A.,... Miehling, J. (2024). Modelling postural control of upright standing during translational perturbations. Poster presentation at 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Shanbhag, J., Fleischmann, S., Wechsler, I., Gaßner, H., Winkler, J., Eskofier, B.,... Miehling, J. (2024). A sensorimotor enhanced neuromusculoskeletal model for simulating postural control of upright standing. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1393749
• Zieger, D., Güthlein, F., Henningson, J.-O., Jakob, V., Gaßner, H., Shanbhag, J.,... Stamminger, M. (2024). 3D Body Twin: Improving Human Gait Visualizations Using Personalized Avatars. In ShapeMI 2024 (pp. 70-83). Marrakesh, MA.

2023

• Brückner, S., Weber, J., Michler, F., Shanin, N., Schober, R., Hagelauer, A.,... Vossiek, M. (2023). A Wireless Joint Communication and Localization EMG-Sensing Concept for Movement Disorder Assessment. IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, 0(0), 1--10. https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2023.3321974
• Ibrahim, A., Adler, W., Gaßner, H., Rothhammer, V., Kluge, F., & Eskofier, B. (2023). Association between cognition and gait in multiple sclerosis: A smartphone-based longitudinal analysis. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105145
• Koch, V., Jakob, V., Küderle, A., Ollenschläger, M., Kotter, K., Ibrahim, A.,... Gaßner, H. (2023). Inertial sensor acquired foot elevation parameters validated by Motion capture in a cohort of patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias. Gait & Posture, 100, 79-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.071
• Loris, E., Ollenschläger, M., Greinwalder, T., Eskofier, B., Winkler, J., Gaßner, H., & Regensburger, M. (2023). Mobile digital gait analysis objectively measures progression in hereditary spastic paraplegia. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51725
• Lützow, L., Teckenburg, I.B., Koch, V., Marxreiter, F., Jukic, J., Stallforth, S.,... Gaßner, H. (2023). The effects of an individualized smartphone-based exercise program on self-defined motor tasks in Parkinson's disease: a long-term feasibility study. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-023-00631-6
• Ollenschläger, M., Höfner, P., Ullrich, M., Kluge, F., Greinwalder, T., Loris, E.,... Gaßner, H. (2023). Automated assessment of foot elevation in adults with hereditary spastic paraplegia using inertial measurements and machine learning. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02854-8
• Seifer, A.-K., Popp, F., Richer, R., Gaßner, H., & Eskofier, B. (2023). Improving the Robustness of IMU-based Sit-To-Stand Detection during Simulated Real-World Activities for Different Sensor Positions. In Proceedings of the IEEE Biomedical and Health Informatics Conference. Pittsburgh, US.
• Ullrich, M., Roth, N., Küderle, A., Richer, R., Gladow, T., Gaßner, H.,... Kluge, F. (2023). Fall Risk Prediction in Parkinson's Disease Using Real-World Inertial Sensor Gait Data. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 27(1), 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2022.3215921
• Zahn, A., Koch, V., Schreff, L., Oschmann, P., Winkler, J., Gaßner, H., & Müller, R. (2023). Validity of an inertial sensor-based system for the assessment of spatio-temporal parameters in people with multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Neurology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1164001
• da Rosa Tavares, J.E., Ullrich, M., Roth, N., Kluge, F., Eskofier, B., Gaßner, H.,... Victória Barbosa, J.L. (2023). uTUG: An unsupervised Timed Up and Go test for Parkinson's disease. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2022.104394

2022

• Gaßner, H., Friedrich, J., Masuch, A., Jukic, J., Stallforth, S., Regensburger, M.,... Klucken, J. (2022). The Effects of an Individualized Smartphone-Based Exercise Program on Self-defined Motor Tasks in Parkinson Disease: Pilot Interventional Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.2196/38994
• Gaßner, H., Trutt, E., Seifferth, S., Friedrich, J., Zucker, D., Salhani, Z.,... Jost, W.H. (2022). Treadmill training and physiotherapy similarly improve dual task gait performance: a randomized-controlled trial in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neural Transmission. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-022-02514-4
• Ibrahim, A., Flachenecker, F., Gaßner, H., Rothammer, V., Klucken, J., Eskofier, B., & Kluge, F. (2022). Short inertial sensor-based gait tests reflect perceived state fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103519
• Mikolaizak, A.S., Rochester, L., Maetzler, W., Sharrack, B., Demeyer, H., Mazzà, C.,... Jansen, C.P. (2022). Connecting real-world digital mobility assessment to clinical outcomes for regulatory and clinical endorsement–the Mobilise-D study protocol. PLoS ONE, 17(10 October). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269615
• Ollenschläger, M., Küderle, A., Mehringer, W., Seifer, A.-K., Winkler, J., Gaßner, H.,... Kluge, F. (2022). MaD GUI: An Open-Source Python Package for Annotation and Analysis of Time-Series Data. Sensors, 22(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/s22155849
• Regensburger, M., Spatz, I., Ollenschläger, M., Martindale, C., Lindeburg, P., Kohl, Z.,... Gaßner, H. (2022). Inertial Gait Sensors to Measure Mobility and Functioning in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia A Cross-sectional Multicenter Clinical Study. Neurology, 99(10), E1079-E1089. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000200819
• Roth, N., Ullrich, M., Küderle, A., Gladow, T., Marxreiter, F., Gaßner, H.,... Eskofier, B. (2022). Real-World Stair Ambulation Characteristics Differ Between Prospective Fallers and Non-Fallers in Parkinson’s Disease. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2022.3186766
• Ullrich, M., Roth, N., Küderle, A., Richer, R., Gladow, T., Gaßner, H.,... Kluge, F. (2022). Fall Risk Prediction in Parkinson’s Disease Using Real-World Inertial Sensor Gait Data. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2022.3215921

2021

• Gaßner, H., List, J., Martindale, C., Regensburger, M., Klucken, J., Winkler, J., & Kohl, Z. (2021). Functional gait measures correlate to fear of falling, and quality of life in patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106888
• Happold, J., Richer, R., Küderle, A., Gaßner, H., Klucken, J., Eskofier, B., & Kluge, F. (2021). Evaluation of Orthostatic Reactions in Real-World Environments Using Wearable Sensors. In IEEE (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC).
• Jakob, V., Küderle, A., Klucken, J., Eskofier, B., Winkler, J., Winterholler, M.,... Kluge, F. (2021). Validation of a sensor-based gait analysis system with a gold-standard motion capture system in patients with parkinson’s disease. Sensors, 21(22). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21227680
• Kluge, F., Del Din, S., Cereatti, A., Gaßner, H., Hansen, C., Helbostad, J.L.,... Mazza, C. (2021). Consensus based framework for digital mobility monitoring. PLoS ONE, 16(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256541
• Mészáros, L., Riemenschneider, M.J., Gaßner, H., Marxreiter, F., von Hörsten, S., Hoffmann, A., & Winkler, J. (2021). Human alpha-synuclein overexpressing MBP29 mice mimic functional and structural hallmarks of the cerebellar subtype of multiple system atrophy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-021-01166-x
• Polhemus, A., Ortiz, L.D., Brittain, G., Chynkiamis, N., Salis, F., Gaßner, H.,... Puhan, M. (2021). Walking on common ground: a cross-disciplinary scoping review on the clinical utility of digital mobility outcomes. npj Digital Medicine, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00513-5
• Roth, N., Küderle, A., Prossel, D., Gaßner, H., Eskofier, B., & Kluge, F. (2021). An inertial sensor-based gait analysis pipeline for the assessment of real-world stair ambulation parameters. Sensors, 21(19). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21196559
• Ullrich, M., Mücke, A., Küderle, A., Roth, N., Gladow, T., Gaßner, H.,... Kluge, F. (2021). Detection of unsupervised standardized gait tests from real-world inertial sensor data in Parkinson’s disease. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 29, 2103-2111. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3119390
• Wanner, P., Winterholler, M., Gaßner, H., Winkler, J., Klucken, J., Pfeifer, K., & Steib, S. (2021). Acute exercise following skill practice promotes motor memory consolidation in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107366

2020

• Felix, F., Gaßner, H., Julius, H., De-Hyung, L., Peter, F., Winkler, J.,... Klucken, J. (2020). Objective sensor-based gait measures reflect motor impairment in multiple sclerosis patients: Reliability and clinical validation of a wearable sensor device. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2019.101903
• Fischer, S., Ullrich, M., Küderle, A., Gaßner, H., Klucken, J., Eskofier, B., & Kluge, F. (2020). Automatic clinical gait test detection from inertial sensor data. In Proceedings of the 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 789 - 792). Montreal, CA.
• Gaßner, H., Jensen, D., Marxreiter, F., Kletsch, A., Bohlen, S., Schubert, R.,... Kohl, Z. (2020). Correction to: Gait variability as digital biomarker of disease severity in Huntington’s disease (Journal of Neurology, (2020), 10.1007/s00415-020-09725-3). Journal of Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09789-1
• Gaßner, H., Jensen, D., Marxreiter, F., Kletsch, A., Bohlen, S., Schubert, R.,... Kohl, Z. (2020). Gait variability as digital biomarker of disease severity in Huntington’s disease. Journal of Neurology, 267(6), 1594-1601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09725-3
• Gaßner, H., Sanders, P., Dietrich, A., Marxreiter, F., Eskofier, B., Winkler, J., & Klucken, J. (2020). Clinical Relevance of Standardized Mobile Gait Tests. Reliability Analysis Between Gait Recordings at Hospital and Home in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 10(4), 1763-1773. https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-202129
• Ibrahim, A., Küderle, A., Gaßner, H., Klucken, J., Eskofier, B., & Kluge, F. (2020). Inertial sensor-based gait parameters reflect patient-reported fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Journal of neuroEngineering and rehabilitation, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00798-9
• Marxreiter, F., Buttler, U., Gaßner, H., Gandor, F., Gladow, T., Eskofier, B.,... Klucken, J. (2020). The Use of Digital Technology and Media in German Parkinson's Disease Patients. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 10(2), 717-727. https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-191698
• Polhemus, A.M., Bergquist, R., Bosch de Basea, M., Brittain, G., Buttery, S.C., Chynkiamis, N.,... Frei, A. (2020). Walking-related digital mobility outcomes as clinical trial endpoint measures: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open, 10(7), e038704-. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038704
• Sidoroff, V., Raccagni, C., Kaindlstorfer, C., Eschlboeck, S., Fanciulli, A., Granata, R.,... Gaßner, H. (2020). Characterization of gait variability in multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-10355-y
• Sidoroff, V., Raccagni, C., Klucken, J., Seppi, K., Wenning, G.K., & Gaßner, H. (2020). Patients with Multiple System Atrophy show higher variability of gait compared to Parkinson patients: impact of walking velocity. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY (pp. 1118-1119). ONLINE: HOBOKEN: WILEY.
• Ullrich, M., Küderle, A., Hannink, J., Del Din, S., Gaßner, H., Marxreiter, F.,... Kluge, F. (2020). Detection of Gait From Continuous Inertial Sensor Data Using Harmonic Frequencies. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 24(7), 1869 - 1878. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2020.2975361