Validation of an Apartment to Monitor Human Behaviour During Day and Night
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
- Enrollment
- 104
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Heart rate (Vital parameters)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The progression of neurodegenerative disorders and the increasing number of elderly people intensifies the need of institutional care, which contrasts with the desire of most elderly and patients to live independently at home. The rapid evolution of assistive technology offers new possibilities in providing medical professionals preventive services in real-time. Therefore, the main focus of this study is on the individual sensors and how they can be combined to one unobtrusive system to assess the human behaviour and daily activities during day and night in an instrumented apartment in healthy participants.
Detailed Description
The higher prevalence of age-associated neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Parkinson, Alzheimer), is in line with a steady increase of the average life expectancy in Switzerland. With the progression of neurodegenerative disorders and the increasing number of elderly people, the need for institutional care intensifies, which contrasts with the desire of most elderly and patients to live independently. The rapid evolution of assistive technology offers new possibilities in providing medical professionals preventive services in real-time. An extended stay in the hospital could influence independent ageing negatively and thus, monitoring has great potential to prevent critical events. In this study, the main focus is on the individual sensors and how they can be combined to one unobtrusive system. In addition, to get an understanding which parameters of the sensors are important and how the data can be extracted and processed (algorithms). Therefore, the aim of this study is to validate the accuracy to assess human behaviour and daily activities during day and night by unobtrusive sensors in an instrumented apartment in healthy participants.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Written informed consent
- •Aged ≥18 years
- •German speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- •Infected by multidrug-resistant bacteria according to current medical history
- •Incontinence
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Heart rate (Vital parameters)
Time Frame: 1 Week / Continuously
The heart rate will be continuously measured by pressure sensors, radar sensors, infrared camera, galvanic sensor and polysomnography (gold standard).
Respiration rate (Vital parameters)
Time Frame: 1 Week / Continuously
The respiration rate will be continuously measured by pressure sensors, radar sensors, infrared camera, galvanic sensor and polysomnography (gold standard).
Oxygen saturation (Vital parameters)
Time Frame: 1 Week / Continuously
The oxygen saturation will be continuously measured by pressure sensors, radar sensors, infrared camera, galvanic sensor and polysomnography (gold standard).
Systolic / Diastolic blood pressure (Vital parameters)
Time Frame: 1 Week / Continuously
The blood pressure will be continuously measured by pressure sensors, radar sensors, infrared camera, galvanic sensor and polysomnography (gold standard).
Skin conductance (Vital parameters)
Time Frame: 1 Week / Continuously
The skin conductance will be continuously measured by pressure sensors, radar sensors, infrared camera, galvanic sensor and polysomnography (gold standard).
Secondary Outcomes
- 3D Model (Coordinates of the joints over time) of the participant in the apartment (Movement parameters)(1 Week / Continuously)