Ever wanted to gather more insight into your participants day to day life?
Utilising our German made range of activity monitors allows you to ask a question based on physiological data gathered by the sensors. movisens offers the only research grade sensor triggering functionality for Experience Sampling studies.
This feature allows you to capture the contextual information from a participant, enabling you to fully understand the objective physiological data. Instead of looking at the data and wondering what that spike or dip was in a particular metric, you can use this feature to ask the participant themselves at the moment it occurs.

We’re the only company in ambulatory assessment with class leading products in objective AND subjective measurements. Our research grade sensors analyze physiological parameters as the sensor gathers the data, and then transmits the results via BluetoothSmart to a smartphone installed with movisensXS.
movisensXS evaluates the data within your customisable algorithm, and as a result of the evaluation, can trigger a questionnaire or an intervention on the smartphone.

Whether Interactive Ambulatory Assessment (IAA), Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMAs) or Ecological Momentary Interventions (EMIs), with movisens you’ll realize innovative research ideas and capture insightful data at the right time, in real time and in everyday life.
Using our simple drag and drop interface, you select what physiological parameter (or parameters!) you’d like to utilize and build your own triggering algorithm. When investigating physiological changes such as high activity levels, sedentary behavior, changes in heart rate variability (RMSSD), heart rate thresholds, or electrodermal activity, these parameters can act as triggers within your study.

You have the freedom to select different algorithms for each individual participant, and also further customize the existing algorithms within groups. There's a range of existing algorithms developed for specific research projects that provide a small sampling of what is possible with this innovative technology.
If you have an existing algorithm that you would like to utilize, or an idea for a physiological marker that you would like to have as a trigger, please contact us to discuss its implementation.

Trigger Algorithm


Would you like to receive specific information on the topic of sensor triggered experience sampling?
Then take the opportunity and watch one of our webinars. Our webinars also answer questions about planning a study and how to use our products.

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Intergration Capabilities

Depending on the choice of sensor, the following parameters can be utilised with the SensorTrigger:

  • Movement Acceleration
  • Heart Rate
  • HRV RMSSD
  • HrvIsValid
  • Step Count
  • Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)
  • metLevel (metSedentary, metLight, metModerate, metVigorous)
  • Light (red, green, blue, clear, ir)
  • Interactive coupling of physiological sensors with movisensXS

Applications

  • Interactive Ambulatory Assessment
  • Intervention Studies
  • Activity triggered eDiaries
  • Sedentary Behaviour Studies
  • Behavioral Monitoring
  • Psychological/Physiological Studies
  • Event Contingent Sampling
  • Rehabilitation Studies
  • Effect of Physical Activity on Affect

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Literature and Validation

  • Lightweight Visual Data Analysis on Mobile Devices - Providing Self-Monitoring Feedback.
    Simon Butscher & Yunlong Wang (2016) in: VVH 2016 - 1st International Workshop on "Valuable visualization of healthcare information": from the quantified self data to conversations (in conjunction with AVI '16). Read more...
  • Contributions à l’élaboration d’un système d’aide médico-sociale à l’aide d’un robot humanoïde.
    Louise Devigne (2015). Read more...
  • Situationsadaptive Navigationsassistenz für Menschen mit Demenz.
    Philipp Koldrack & Ron Henkel & Katja Zarm et al. (2015) in: AAL-Kongress 2015. Read more...
  • Real-Time Management of Multimodal Streaming Data for Monitoring of Epileptic Patients.
    Dimitrios Triantafyllopoulos & Panagiotis Korvesis & Iosif Mporas et al. (2015) in: Journal of Medical Systems (40). Read more...
  • Bewegungsangst bei chronischer Herzinsuffizienz – Erste Ergebnisse zur Validierung eines Messinstruments..
    Susan; Hennig Diane; Hoffmann Jeremy M.; Anastasopoulou Panagiota; Hey Stefan Spaderna Heike; Hellwig (2015) in: 12. Kongress der Fachgrupppe Gesundheitspsychologie - Abstracts. Read more...
  • Fitness, kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit und Wohlbefinden bei jungen Erwachsenen - Interventionsstudien zum Einfluss von Ausdauertraining.
    Katrin Walter (2015). Read more...
  • Validation and comparison of two methods to assess human energy expenditure during free-living activities.
    Panagiota Anastasopoulou & Mirnes Tubic & Steffen Schmidt et al. (2014) in: PLOS (PLoS ONE 9(2): e90606). Read more...
  • Erfassung körperlicher Aktivität mittels Akzelerometrie - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen aus technischer Sicht.
    Stefan Hey & Panagiota Anastasopoulou & Birte von Haaren (2014) in: Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport (30(02)). Read more...
  • Home-based system for physical activity monitoring in patients with multiple sclerosis (Pilot study)..
    Layal Shammas & Tom Zentek & Birte von Haaren et al. (2014) in: Biomedical engineering online (13). Read more...
  • Detection of Parameters to Quantify Neurobehavioral Alteration in Multiple Sclerosis Based on Daily Life Physical Activity and Gait Using Ambulatory Assessment.
    Layal Shammas & Birte von Haaren & Angela Kunzler et al. (2014) in: Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie (25). Read more...
  • Using Support Vector Regression for Assessing Human Energy Expenditure Using a Triaxial Accelerometer and a Barometer.
    Panagiota Anastasopoulou & Sascha Härtel & Mirnes Tubic et al. (2013) in: Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare.
  • A Comparison of Two Commercial Activity Monitors for Measuring Step Counts During Different Everyday Life Walking Activities.
    Panagiota Anastasopoulou & Sascha Härtel & Stefan Hey (2013) in: International Journal of Sports Science and Engineering (Vol. 07 (2013) No. 01). Read more...
  • The Association between Short Periods of Everyday Life Activities and Affective States: A Replication Study Using Ambulatory Assessment.
    Thomas Bossmann & Martina Kanning & Susanne Koudela-Hamila et al. (2013) in: Frontiers in Psychology (4). Read more...
  • Characteristics of the activity-affect association in inactive people: an ambulatory assessment study in daily life.
    B. von Haaren & S.N. Loeffler & S. Haertel et al. (2013) in: Frontiers in Movement Science and Sport Psychology (4).
  • Acute and medium term effects of a 10-week running intervention on mood state in apprentices.
    Katrin Walter & Birte von Haaren & Simone Löffler et al. (2013) in: Frontiers in Movement Science and Sport Psychology (4). Read more...
  • Classification of Human Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure Estimation by Accelerometry and Barometry.
    P. Anastasopoulou & M. Tansella & J. Stumpp et al. (2012) in: 34th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Sciety, EMBC 2012, San Diego USA. Read more...
  • Measurement of daily mobility under fampridine-therapy with Movisens-system in patients with multiple sclerosis.
    R. Kempcke & T. Schultheiß & S. Sobek et al. (2012) in: 28th European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).
  • Assessment of Human Gait Speed and Energy Expenditure Using a Single Triaxial Accelerometer.
    Panagiota Anstasopoulou & Shammas Layal & Stefan Hey (2012) in: Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN), 2012 Ninth International Conference on. Read more...
  • Aktuelle Messverfahren zur objektiven Erfassung körperlicher Aktivitäten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Schrittzahlmessung.
    D. Rosenbaum (2012) in: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz (55). Read more...
  • Kindergarten in Bewegung. Zur Qualität von Bewegungskindergärten..
    R. Schwarz (2012) in: Kita aktuell.
  • Assessment der Mobilität im Alltag zur Unterstützung von MS-Patienten.
    Shammas, L. & Bachis, S. & Anastasopoulou, P. et al. (2012) in: 15. Jahrestagung der dvs-Kommission Gesundheit, Leipzig..
  • A new method to estimate energy expenditure using accelerometry and barometry-based energy models.
    Panagiota Anastasopoulou & Layal Shammas & Jürgen Stumpp et al. (2011) in: 45. DGBMT Jahrestagung. Freiburg.
  • Estimation of energy expenditure using accelerometers and activity-based energy models - validation of a new device.
    S. Härtel & J. P Gnam & S. Löffler et al. (2011) in: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity (Volume 8). Read more...
  • Trends und Möglichkeiten zur Erfassung körperlicher Aktivität im Alltag.
    S. Hey & U. Großmann & J. Ottenbacher et al. (2011) in: Kinder bewegen - wissenschaftliche Energien bündeln. Jahrestagung der dvs-Kommission Gesundheit, Karlsruhe.
  • Einsatz sensorgestützter Verfahren im Gesundheitswesen: Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze.
    D.I.D.S. Saboor & M.F.H.M. Schallhart (2011). Read more...
  • Bewegungskindergärten: empirische Befunde und praktisches Wissen.
    R. Schwarz (2011) in: S. Baadte, K. Bös, S. Scharenberg, R. Stark, A. Woll (Hrsg.), Kinder bewegen - Energien nutzen (S. 65-75). Landau: VEP..
  • Energieumsatzmessung mit Aktivitätssensoren – Validität des kmsMove-Akzelerometers.
    B. von Haaren & J.-P. Gnam & S. Härtel et al. (2011) in: Kinder bewegen - wissenschaftliche Energien bündeln..
  • Validity of the kmsMove-sensor in calculating energy expenditure during different walking intensities.
    B. von Haaren & J.-P. Gnam & S. Helmholdt et al. (2011).

You can find more publications here.