Automated Mechanical Peripheral Stimulation to Treat Freezing of Gait in Patients With Parkinson's Disease and STN-DBS

Inclusion Criteria: * Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form) * ≥18 years old * Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease according to the United Kingdom Brain Bank Criteria * Bilateral STN-DBS for at least 6 months * Moderate to severe FOG i.e. FOG-AC ≥8 pts. Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse, * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, etc. of the participant, * Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study, * Previous enrolment into the current study, * Pregnancy * Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons, * L-Dopa induced-freezing (defined by medical history), * DBS-induced freezing (defined by medical history), * Clinically relevant depression * Clinically relevant cognitive impairments * Shoe size greater than 46