EWWD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Early Warning Wearable Device Project
IRAS ID
290678
Contact name
Mohammad Al-Amri
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cardiff University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 30 days
Research summary
Lower limb joint pain and diabetic peripheral neuropathy are common clinical problems. Both conditions result in a disruption to how people move, making them more likely to be physically inactive, have difficulties with activities of daily living such as walking and stair climbing and be at higher risk of falling. With an aging population the number of people suffering with these problems is predicted to increase causing greater costs to society and the health service. The aim of this study is to develop a new smart health solution which will be a home-based intelligent rehabilitation and monitoring platform, using over the counter technology. This will be driven by computer algorithms that can compile information about how people move, symptoms and clinical data to personalise the rehabilitation to the individual. \n\nThis study will measure people’s movement, symptoms and self-reported health data over time. There will be two parts to data collection. In part 1 individuals will attend the university and have an in-depth assessment of how they move during everyday tasks in the movement analysis laboratory. This will be repeated after 2 weeks. In part 2 they will wear up to 3 sensors on their pelvis and legs for 2 hours a day whilst they are walking, exercising or performing activities of daily living. On their first and last visit for data collection individuals will fill in questionnaires about their symptoms, general health and medications and experience of using the technology. We aim to recruit 183 individuals with lower-limb pain, diabetes and individuals with neither of these conditions. \n\nAt the end of this study, we plan to have developed a home-based intelligent rehabilitation platform that will be ready to be tested in a trial to evaluate its full benefit and cost for patients with pain and diabetic peripheral neuropathy and the National Health Service.\n
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/SW/0143
Date of REC Opinion
26 Nov 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion