NeuroGesture-based Detection of Movement Disorder - Feasability study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
NeuroGesture-based Detection of Movement Disorder - Feasability study
IRAS ID
168238
Contact name
James Teo
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 28 days
Research summary
Parkinson’s Disease and many neurodegenerative disorders affect movement and coordination. The movement impairments in these disorders are currently being assessed and monitored using clinical rating scales, which are subjective and insensitive to detect small changes.
We propose to develop and test a novel motion tracking system (NeuroGesture) using affordable consumer equipment and the latest gesture technology. The study will be run from the Kings' National Parkinson's Centre of Excellence and associated movement disorder and neurology clinics. Patients with movement disorders involving the hands (Parkinson's disease or other tremors) will have their finger and hand motions recorded using a special gesture camera as well as a standard video camera. Recordings from the gesture camera will be analysed to detect distinct features of the finger movements that distinguish one disorder from another.
Our NeuroGesture system allows capture of hand motion with minimal patient and clinician burden in a real-world setting, allowing affordable quantitative tracking of disease symptoms that can be performed longitudinally, objectively and even remotely as telemedicine.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/YH/0102
Date of REC Opinion
25 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion