Category: Projects

Winner student project of the year 2023

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movisens approved 11 exciting student projects

We congratulate Michael Hareter from the FH Burgenland of Pinkafeld in Austria for winning the student project of the year award 2023 for his project about physical activity at the workplace!

The aim of this Interactive Ambulatory Assessment study was to increase the physical activity of the participants with the help of ergonomic counselling and workplace adjustments as well as targeted measures. For this purpose activity behaviour (activity classes, posture, energy expenditure) was assessed with the Move 4 activity sensor.
The prize includes a "Starter Set for Interactive Ambulatory Assessment from movisens"! With an activity sensor Move 4 including accessories, the analisis software DataAnalyzer and a movisensXS Basic Bundle, our winner is perfectly equipped for the next research project.

New Year, New Opportunities

movisens continues to promote innovative research ideas in the field of Ambulatory Assessment and Experience Sampling and actively support student projects. movisens provides students the opportunity to implement their study and project ideas using our sensors and software. Every successfully completed student project can take part in the competition for our "Student Project of the Year" award. Only newly submitted student projects are eligible. If you have any questions about our "Student Project of the Year", please get in touch.

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MEMOCAST Study

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Bild der Memocast Studie

With Prof. Dr. Geber as Supervisor and Sponsor and the support of Dr. Ludyga and Vera Nina Looser the MEMOCAST study at the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health at the University of Basel seeks to investigate the potential of physical activity and exercise in protecting memory-related brain structures and functions of the chronically stressed brain. The overall goal of the study is the examination of the influence of chronic stress on different aspects of memory as well as the potential moderating roles of physical fitness and activity on this association. Additionally, the activity of the central and autonomous nervous system are investigated as potential mechanisms underlying changes in memory.
The MEMOCAST study comprises data of a one-year longitudinal non-interventional study investigating the complex interplay between chronic stress, neurocognitive correlates of memory and physical activity in young healthy adults. The study protocol combines laboratory stationed assessment of event-related potentials recorded via electroencephalography and the assessment of pupil dilation via eye tracking complemented by online questionnaires as well as forty-eight-hour heart rate monitoring (electrocardiography) and a seven-day accelerometry assessment using EcgMove 4. The results will contribute to further insights on the potential of physical activity and exercise in protecting memory-related brain structures and functions of the chronically
stressed brain. Stay up to date about the upcoming results: University of Basel

IMMERSE

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movisens is proud to take part in the IMMERSE project (Implementing Mobile MEntal health Recording Strategy for Europe).
The IMMERSE project aims to advance the transformation of mental health care in Europe into true person-centered care, focusing on the needs of each individual seeking help for mental health problems, while giving them an active role in their treatment process and decision-making.
To achieve this, IMMERSE decided to implement the Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) and integrate ESM into an innovative clinical digital health tool. This Digital Mobile Mental Health (DMMH) platform consists of an ESM app, assessing self-reports of mental state in everyday life, a data analysis platform that processes the data, and a dashboard for visualization and feedback.
We’re the only company in ambulatory assessment with class leading products in objective AND subjective data acquisition. This latest endeavour highlights our ongoing commitment and capability towards implementing large scale projects for our research clients.

Sensors for measuring skin temperature

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Our customer oriented development serves as a keystone for our success in ambulatory assessment and mobile monitoring technologies. Combined with our expertise in sensor technology, we regularly implement custom solutions for researchers.

movisens track record of implementing customer wishes takes another step forward. Due to researcher requests, we've integrated an infrared temperature sensor into our mobile physiological sensors the Move 4, and the EcgMove 4. This enables the continuous acquisition of skin temperature in addition to the wide array of other signals recorded.

Not only in times of corona is the measurement of skin temperature an important procedure, also in many other fields, important knowledge can be gained with the use of skin temperature; as the following example application illustrates.

movisens´ integrated IR-Sensors in use:

  • Innovative Project for Domomedicine Deployment: The PiCADo Pilot Project
  • A novel algorithm for detecting human circadian rhythms using a thoracic temperature sensor
  • Relevance of a Mobile Internet Platform for Capturing Inter- and Intrasubject Variabilities in Circadian Coordination During Daily Routine: Pilot Study

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Study on the prevalence of coronavirus in Estonia

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The University of Tartu is currently conducting several studies on COVID-19. The study "Coping with stress in emergency situation" (Stressiga toimetulek eriolukorras) is one of them and asks how people experience the emergency situation caused by COVID-19, and what are the resources predicting better coping with it.
For this purpose questionnaires are used via the experience sampling plattform movisensXS.

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CoCa – Comorbid Conditions of Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorders.

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An m-health innovation enabled by movisens

The CoCa-Project involves the implementation and piloting of an "m-Health" (mobile-health) platform for participants with ADHD. It aims to observe and promote the chronobiological rhythm and physical activity levels in people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and it's comorbid disease factors.

A European collaboration of researchers have set out to understand the associated diseases prevalent with ADHD. They're studying the features and physical functions in adolescents and young adults with ADHD to better understand it's associated diseases. They'll seek new ways to treat ADHD and help prevent these concomitant diseases.

In conjunction with movisens GmbH, KIT's Institute for Sport and Sports Science developed an m-Health system as part of the CoCA project. The system generates individualized feedback, sending daily reminders to the participants related to their treatment. The system also monitors and increases participant's adherence to their current treatment plan, motivating them to perform the intervention's exercises and the light therapy.

Incorporating Physiological Data

The m-Health system includes classic e-diary components, monitors the therapy delivery, and presents video clips as exercise modules. The study also tracks the physiological data, recorded via the wrist worn Light and activity sensor - LightMove 3. This sensor provides valuable objective data for analysis and assists in the interventions.

An m-health intervention

Incorporating the sensor allows for an innovative m-health intervention. Whilst the sensor records the data for future analysis, it simultaneously calculates and transmits physiological data via Bluetooth smart to the participants smartphone. From there, it's uploaded to a server and processed in real time. Through this innovation, the m-health system generates motivational feedback on the activities performed and transmits them to the participant's smartphone. An innovative ecological momentary assessment study, AND intervention.

The CoCA-Project provided movisens a unique opportunity to demonstrate the complex capabilities of our experience sampling platform. Enlisting movisens' experience with EMA study design, combined with their expertise in physiological sensors enabled the research team to focus on finding the answers that they seek.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 667302.

Interactive Ambulatory Assessment – Project

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Dr. Verkuil & Dr. Brosschot from Leiden University will use heart rate variability (HRV) to investigate the impact of psychological stress on physiological stress. It is therefore important to measure the psychological stress at moments when people are also likely to be physiologically stressed. In their project, all periods of HRV that are not explained by physical activity will be detected. Each non-metabolic induced HRV decrease period will trigger a smartphone app that asks subjects to indicate what they are currently thinking and doing and how they are currently feeling. The aim of this study is to test if stress cognition is increased during periods of HRV decrease compared to random neutral episodes. Leiden University realizes this highly innovative project using movisens ecgMove 3 and movisensXS.