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Operability and Implementation of a Patient Motion Monitoring System Using Wireless Body Worn Sensors

NCT02272933 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-12-13

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Summary

In this observational study, a motion monitoring system including body-worn sensors, communication portals, data capture system, and algorithms will be tested with geriatric patients in Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center (Lubbock, TX). The study is part of a long-term effort to improve the quality of life and safety of geriatric patients by using autonomous systems that can alert care givers of mobility issues and falls.

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls
  • Gait, Unsteady

Interventions

DEVICE

Smart Slipper

The shoe measures foot pressure and motion allowing gait to be quantified.

DEVICE

Belt-Clip Sensor

The sensor measures acceleration of the body allowing falls to be detected.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Tech University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ron Banister, MD · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-10-31
Completion
2017-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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