Dementia Patient's Behavior Evaluation Using Noninvasive Ambient Sensor

• Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia

• Registration Number: NCT03120741
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

This study is an observational study that uses daily activity and environmental sensing techniques to establish behavioral models of early dementia patients and cognitive healthy function to assess their daily behavior and determine their activities. Specifically, the team will collect information on a number of wireless sensors for dementia, mild cognitive impairment and healthy elderly residents, and use special mathematical models to establish the behavior of the two groups of subjects Model. The model will be developed a reliable algorithm to assess health risk of the subjects.

Detailed Description

With the help of intelligent home environment and Pervasive Computing, it is possible to bring information about the behavior of the patients to the caregivers and their relatives. In this study, non-invasive wireless sensors such as infrared motion sensor the switch sensor will be built in the home of the subjects. The wireless sensor data collected by the input to the team's "activity identification system" in order to assess the mathematical model of the subjects "capacity" and immediate judgment of their activities. In the identification of activities can be divided into two categories of behavior, risk behavior (harmful to the subjects) and protective behavior (beneficial to the subjects), real-time activity detection, can avoid dangerous behavior, such as water and gas off, roaming , Repetitive behavior (over-eating), forgetting to eat and day-night reversal (sleep disturbance), etc., the protection of behavior can be observed through a long time to help patients conduct beneficial behavior, such as regular quantitative diet.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-15
• Status Verified: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-14
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-19
• Study Start: 2017-05
• Primary Completion: 2018-08
• Study Completion: 2018-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The relationship between moving pattern change and dementia.	6 months	Motion sensors will be installed on the ceiling. We will analyze multiple sensors to see how the participant move from one location to another. The data whether the participant is wandering or not and times of wandering will be measured.
The relationship between daily routine change and dementia.	6 months	Motion sensors, switch sensors, and current sensors will be installed in the home of the participant.; The room which the participant is in, the appliance which the participant is using will be measured.
The relationship between sleeping time change and dementia.	6 months	Motion sensors will be installed in the bed or on the ceiling. The time when the participant goes to sleep, and the times the participant turns over during sleep will be measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan