Effectiveness of Jamboxx Respiratory Therapy Device: Study 1

Summary

The Effectiveness of the Jamboxx Respiratory Therapy Device in Treatment of Patients with Decreased Respiratory Function is a proposal for investigation of the application of gaming to improving respiratory health. The Jamboxx device combines gaming with traditional incentive spirometry to provide users with a fun experience to keep them engaged in their respiratory therapy routine. The device allows users to play a series of mini-games that walk them through their routines. The Jamboxx also records airflow and lung parameters with an external mouthpiece attachment to provide users with real time feedback, and helps to assess increases or decreases in relative lung function over time. The Jamboxx has the potential to significantly impact the field of respiratory therapy by being one of the first gaming devices for patient therapy, and the first respiratory therapy gaming device that is accessible to users with limited mobility. Jamboxx provides a fun and engaging, low cost alternative to the traditional therapy techniques used and aims to improve patient compliance.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Respiratory Complication

Interventions

DEVICE

Jamboxx Respiratory Therapy Device

Jamboxx Respiratory Therapy Device is a novel device that uses interactive gaming to encourage patient compliance with their prescribed respiratory therapy routines. The device consists of a computer game controller with mouthpiece containing a breath flow sensor that connects to a tablet. With the Jamboxx respiratory therapy device, users can choose from a suite of breath controlled respiratory therapy games to guide them through their routines while receiving real-time feedback, and long-term progress tracking.

DEVICE

Jamboxx Musical Device

Jamboxx musical device is a hands free, breath controlled music device designed for people with quadriplegia. It resembles a common harmonica in that the user slides a mouthpiece along its horizontal axis to change the pitch of the instrument. The device connects to a personal computer via a mini USB to USB cable to interface with software that provides visual feedback for playing notes and sends the information to the computer speakers. The mouthpiece acts as a transducer, changing air pressure created by the user's lungs to a joystick signal to the computer via a differential pressure sensor. The Jamboxx musical device can produce musical sounds of many instruments (trumpet, drums, etc.) in many different scales and in any key

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Albany Medical College

  collaborator OTHER

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  collaborator NIH

• My Music Machines Inc.

  lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

• Marilyn Fisher, MD · Albany Medical College

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-12-01

Primary Completion

2019-12-31

Completion

2019-12-31

FDA Device

Yes

Countries

• United States

Study Locations