Home Sensor Fusion to Support Aging in Place
Last Updated: August, 2010
This technical report describes an NIH SBIR-funded prototype activity tracker that tracks activities of daily living, creates alerts about meals and medications and infers changes in the health status of an individual over time. These data are used to infer and track the risk of falls over time.

Aging Care Health Network
Last Updated: April, 2010
Internet application linking patients, family and care providers.

Cognitive Orthosis with Interactive Task and Planning by AT Sciences (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
In order to address the needs of these persons, we propose to develop a cognitive orthosis system, called Solo, to aid cognitively impaired clients and their caregivers in managing their daily tasks.

Group Tele-exercise for Improving Balance in Elders by Microdesign Consulting, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a communication system that will be used to create a tele-exercise program for those elders who are home-bound, at risk for falls or fall-related injuries.

Pearl - Personal Robotic Assistant / Nursebot - University of Pittsburgh / Carngie Melon University
Last Updated: April, 2010
Personal robotic assistants have the potential to assist elderly persons in: Intelligent reminding, Tele-presence, Data collection and surveillance, and Mobile manipulation.

Off-Body ECG Monitor Using Through-Clothing Electrodes- Quasar - NIH
Last Updated: April, 2010
The goal of this program is to determine whether a new class of sensor that measures electric potentials off the body at the microvolt level can provide a signal for pediatric ECG monitoring that is equivalent or better than a conventional, skin-contacting electrode.

Lifezig System for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease by PhotoZig (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The goals of this project is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and their families/caregivers with the new TOM-VC intervention (Therapeutic Old Memories-Video Channels) and the novel Lifezig system

Non-Intrusive Monitoring of High Functioning Elderly Red Wing Technologies Inc (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Technology developments aimed at extending the ability of the elderly to live independently often target those people with a disability, chronic condition, or other known reason requiring help with their care.

Promoting Healthly Aging through "Elder-Healer" Training
Last Updated: April, 2010
The Elder Healer Program provides instruction to elders in caregiving skills they may use to bring comfort and support to others. Participants learn skills of Healing Touch which are commonly used in nursing and palliative care. Preliminary data suggests that the program may contribute to greater sense of life satisfaction, meaning, purpose, and other mental health outcomes in elders who receive the instruction and apply it in their relations with others in their natural social environment. We intend to develop a multimedia approach to the instruction. NIH-funded.

Advanced Sensors for Supportive Environments - University of Dundee
Last Updated: April, 2010
This two-year, EPSRC-funded project (The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the UK) will undertake research into monitored supportive environments for the elderly and disabled living alone.

Wireless Control of GUIs - EMG sensing from Technical University of Tampere, Finland
Last Updated: April, 2010
Using this prototype system, a person can point and select objects on the computer screen without using his or her hands. Objects are selected by gazing at them and activating a facial muscle.

Asynchronous Brain Computer Interface - Oxford University
Last Updated: April, 2010
Researchers from Oxford University are developing a new asynchronous system to interface with the brain which will allow a more effective way to control wheelchairs or robotic arms with the power of the human mind.

Investigating Enabling Domestic Environments for People with Dementia - Indpendent Project
Last Updated: April, 2010
Aims and Objectives To develop technology and design solutions that help enable people with dementia to live independently, to empower them and to improve their quality of life wherever they live.

Mobility for All, part of the Cognitive Lever (CLever) project from University of Colorado, Boulder
Last Updated: April, 2010
The mission of the Cognitive Lever, or CLever, project is to develop computationally enhanced environments designed to assist not only people with a wide range of cognitive disabilities, but also their support community.

Untethered Monitoring - Software algorithms by CIMIT
Last Updated: April, 2010
Our vision is that CIMIT will be the leader in minimally intrusive, reliable, low-cost wireless monitoring systems utilizing sensor platforms for life signs detection and health status assessment.

Analysis of Movement Patterns Aids Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease (Hungary, The Netherlands
Last Updated: April, 2010
The movement patterns are characteristic for a person. The changes in his/her movement patterns indicate changes in his/her state.

Pocket PC Technology "Pocket Buddy" - Florida Institute of Technology
Last Updated: April, 2010
Florida Tech Professor of Psychology, Dr. Frank Webbe, and Dr. Annie Becker, Director of the Florida Tech National Center for Small Business Information, received $200,000 from the Alzheimer’s Association to study the use of PocketPC and Web technologies to promote quality of life for Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers.

Machine Video and Audio Understanding for Monitoring Dementia Behavior - Carnegie Mellon University
Last Updated: April, 2010
Howard D. Wactlar, B.S., M.S., and colleagues will evaluate whether auto-matic video and audio monitoring of people with dementia improves quality-of-life assessments.

Automated Health Assessment / Motion Understanding - Univ of Rochester Center for Future Health
Last Updated: April, 2010
We are developing concepts and prototypes of "ambient health monitoring" technologies that become an invisible part of the user’s environment and aggregate information in a private personal health record.

Conversational Personal Medical Assistant - Univ of Rochester Center for Future Health
Last Updated: April, 2010
How can automated systems best help people solve their problems and get things done? Answering this question requires multi-disciplinary basic research in areas ranging from linguistics and psychology to computer science and systems engineering.

Remote Arrhythmia Monitoring - NASA & MetroHealth System
Last Updated: April, 2010
NASA Glenn Research Center has partnered with the MetroHealth System, to develop a heart arrhythmia monitoring system that utilizes Embedded Web Technology to wirelessly transmit real-time EKG data to physicians anywhere in the world.

Computer-Based Cognitive Interventions for Persons w/ Alzheimer's Disease - California State
Last Updated: April, 2010
Nidhi Mahendra, Ph.D., and colleagues will investigate if the use of computer technology can enhance these cognitive capabilities, particularly the recall and retention of information.

Alzheimer Friendly Virtual Home: Caregiver Home Safety Tool from Cornell Weill Medical College
Last Updated: April, 2010
In-home care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can be a stressful and overwhelming job. In addition to daily tasks, such as dressing, bathing, and cooking, there are also household hazards that need to be considered. For example, people with Alzheimer’s disease are prone to wandering off and are also at high risk for falls and other accidents such as burns.

Assistive Robotics - Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Robotic devices can be used to assist such people in daily living tasks or in a vocational setting.

Technology Enhanced Management of Incontinence by Sabolich Research & Development, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Clinical practice guidelines recommend implementation of nighttime incontinence care that minimizes sleep disruption for nursing home residents. However, these guidelines offer no specific intervention recommendations.

Technology Supports for Home Health Care Providers by AbleLink Technologies, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Specialized computer-based health care support technology has great potential for addressing the needs of family home health care providers in providing care to seniors.

Translating Dementia Care Research - Nutrition by Lightbridge Healthcare Research, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
While considerable literature exists on many aspects of nutrition in dementia care, the marketplace lacks a user-friendly resource for training caregivers such as the program described in this application.

Translating Dementia Care Research - Sleep Disorder by Lightbridge Healthcare Reseach, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
GOAL: Produce and evaluate an evidence-based, user friendly, and culturally sensitive training module, "Sleep Behavior Disorders: Night Wandering" targeting formal caregivers in nursing homes and assisted living facilities as well as informal (family) caregivers providing care in the home, using DVD/Web DVD technology.

Visable light Minder/Guider System for Elderly (ESCORT) from Talking Lights LLC (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
This Phase II SBIR project will develop and qualify a new assistive technology to aid persons who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias of aging.

Wearable Wireless Fall Event Detector Cybernet System Corporation (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
There is a documented need for improved instrumentation for study of falls, loss of balance, and development of early detection and prevention methods.

Wireless Movement Disorder Monitor from Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess a Wireless Movement Disorder Monitor (WMDM) specifically tailored to Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Digital Danskins - MIT Age Lab with EDS
Last Updated: April, 2010
Leveraging research done by NASA, MIT’s Man Vehicle Laboratory (MVL) and the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence’s Leg Lab the AgeLab has been seeking ways to bring innovations from Mars to Mom’s kitchen.

Smart Personal Advisor - MIT Age Lab with Proctor & Gamble
Last Updated: April, 2010
Technology-enabled behavior that leverages radio frequency identification (RFID) and wireless technology in the home, workplace, store and leisure environments offer significant promise in helping older adults and caregivers to make the right decisions at the right time.

Home Sensor Data Fusion to Support Aging in Place from eshoppertools.com Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The research objective of the proposed work is to fuse sensor data to infer behavior of occupants in a home setting.

Impact of Running Poles on Older Adult Exercise Walking by Martinus Van Breems Inc (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Develop device to increase exercise walking in patients with knee, hip, balance or other problems.

Autonomous Sensing - Image Understanding (Army Research Lab)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Image Understanding, Acoustic Sensing, Magnetic Sensing, Sensor Integration

Safety-Sensing Independence-Enhancing Wheelchair by MobileRobots Inc (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The Safety Sensing Independence-Enhancing Wheelchair (SIW) has the potential to reduce accident rates dramatically.

System for Monitoring Social Cognitive Brain Function by SAM Technologies, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The emerging field of social neuroscience is bridging the knowledge gap between brain mechanisms of cognition and affect and the social and motivational factors that impact interpersonal attitudes and behaviors.

Intelligent Electric Stimulator with Sensor Capabilities from Herbst Research, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The ultimate objective of this project is to develop intelligent electrical stimulation devices, which will automatically adjust the stimulator signal based on the conditions prevailing in the tissue, or in the media.

Improving Healthcare Efficiency using Real Time Location from Radianse (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Radianse Inc. (formerly Sentinel Wireless, LLC) has created an automatic, continuous, real-time indoor positioning system (IPS) specifically for the healthcare environment.

Web-enabled Longitudinal Detection of Alzheimer's by Headminder, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The aim of this research is to determine whether cognitive markers of dementia in older persons presenting to a primary care physician’s office can be effectively detected using a computerized, Internet-based cognitive screening system.

Enhancing Elderly Balance & Gait Using Mechanical Noise from Afferent Corp (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
A technology that directly improves peripheral sensation would be instrumental in combating elderly falls. Developing this technology is the long-range goal of this program.

Floor Monitor for Gait Assessment and Falls Detection by Empirical Technologies Corporation (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Falls among the elderly, one of the most common reasons requiring medical intervention and a contributing factor in 40% of nursing home admissions, are a major health problem.

Functional Alertness Monitor for Sleep Disorder Patients by SAM Technology Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
This Phase II project aims to further develop and evaluate the Functional Alertness Driving Evaluation (FADE), a system for measuring treatment-related changes in the ability to consistently pay attention during driving behaviors.

Individualized Expert Systems for Weight Management by Prochange Behavior Systems (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Clinic-based programs for weight management are costly and serve only a small percentage of individuals. Population-based behavior change programs are needed to reach larger percentages of at risk individuals more cost-effectively. Preliminary research on the application of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) to weight management suggests that the model has the potential to guide the development of effective multiple-behavior interventions.

Automated Health Assessment- Molecular Monitoring - Univ of Rochester Center for Future Health
Last Updated: April, 2010
Smart bandage is a platform of technologies targeted to reduce the burdens of chronic wound care. Smart bandage technologies integrate nanoporous optical sensors, photonic crystals and biodegradable silicon nanoparticles in a hydrogel polymer support.

Integrative Research- Continuous Assessment- Univ of Rochester Center for Future Health
Last Updated: April, 2010
We are currently conducting a study involving the home monitoring of Alzheimer’s patient, funded by the Alzheimer’s Association’s Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care (ETAC) initiative, General Electric Global Research and Home Free Systems.

Integrative Research -Middleware - Univ of Rochester Center for Future Health
Last Updated: April, 2010
Enabling the home to provide medical assistance requires that the home be equipped with distributed, cooperative computation devices, physiological and environmental sensors, and both wired and wireless communication capabilities.

Health Care Monitoring of Moblie Patients - University of Pisa, Italy
Last Updated: April, 2010
ICT has been employed in medicine and health care for many years now with great success. However, the upgrade of existing medical instruments and the design of new medical applications as a result of continuous advances in information technology must not lead to a neglect of the real needs of patients and physicians.

Multimedia Support for Caregivers of the Seriously Ill - Oregon Center for Applied Science - NIH
Last Updated: April, 2010
This project is the final program in the ORCAS eldercare worksite series. It will provide interactive multimedia support for employed family caregivers who are assisting with activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, bathing, feeding).

Subcutaneous Monitor/Alarm for Cardiac Arrest - AJ Medical Devices - NIH
Last Updated: April, 2010
It is the goal of our company to develop and deploy new and innovative technology that improves survival of cardiac arrest by lessening the time to treatment.

Web-based Training for Families of Longterm Care- Fox Learning Systems- NIH
Last Updated: April, 2010
The proposed Phase Il study will complete a curriculum of clinical, administrative, and legal education for families of nursing home residents in an interactive video format accessible through the Web.

Monitoring of Heart Failure Patients via the Internet- Insight Telehealth Systems (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
To facilitate patient to provider communication, Insight Telehealth Systems, Inc. supported by a Phase one SBIR, has developed an Internet-based communication system (ITS MyHealthfile) that provides heart failure patients with frequent communication with their health care providers for management of their medical status and allows patients to gain understanding and control of their health care.

Personal Electrocardiographic Expert System- Pinmed Inc - NIH
Last Updated: April, 2010
The overall goal of the project is to design and develop an easy-to-use Personal Electrocardiographic Expert (PELEX) system for real-time, on-site registration, analysis, and wireless transmission of electrocardiographic (ECG) data using structured pattern recognition approach for tracking changes in individual ECGs.

Non Contacting Bioelectric Array for Sleep Monitoring- Quasar - NIH
Last Updated: April, 2010
The goal of this program is to develop a non-contacting array of bioelectrodes for monitoring EEG, EOG, EMG and ECG on the head.

An Electrical Impedence Monitor - Medical Physics Inc (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Knowledge of Hematocrit (Hct) is important in several chronic and critical care situations. Presently, Hct measurement requires finger sticks, heel sticks, and blood withdrawals, causing patient trauma as a result of such blood sampling. The development of noninvasive Hct measurement instrument is proposed which will eliminate the trauma of present invasive measurement methods as well as provide immediate results.

Computerized Activities of Daily Living System by Neurocomp Systems, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Research and development of new treatments is critically dependent on accurate and reliable assessment methods. Assessment of common daily living skills is an essential component of evaluation of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in controlled, sponsored clinical trials.

Computerized Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale by Neurocomp Systems, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The project objective is to develop a computerized version of the ADAS that is equivalent to the standard paper-and-pencil version while conferring the advantages of contemporary information technologies.

Depression Management System for Cardiac Patients from Polaris Health (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The proposed Outcomes Management System for Depressed Cardiac Patients (OMSDCP) will assist cardiologists by screening for depression, helping to determine the most promising treatment alternative for depressed patients (Treatment Selection), and monitoring patients’ progress in relation to a predicted course (Treatment Management).

Development of the GAMECycle Exercise System by Three Rivers LLC (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
There is a need to create environments in which people in wheelchairs are able and motivated to exercise. The GAMECycle addresses this need by merging exercise with videogame playing.

Development of the Pain Self-Management Program from Consultants in Behavioral Research
Last Updated: April, 2010
The long-term goal of the Phase I and Phase II effort is the development of the Pain Self-Management Program (PSMP), a CD-ROM-based self-help program for the treatment of chronic pain.

Automatic Evaluation of Speech Quality from Communication Disorders Technology Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Tests of several different approaches to the automatic evaluation of the quality of speech segments are proposed. Previous systems for use in pronunciation training have typically employed either automatic speech-recognition (ASR) technology, or have used templates based on a limited number of utterances rated as excellent by L1 listeners (and sometimes also employing a second set of utterances containing a common pronunciation error).

Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Falls in Older Adults (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Falls in Older Adults is an innovative technique that may be utilized as a stand-alone behavioral intervention, as well as an adjunct to other Fall-Prevention approaches.

Biobehavioral Measurements of Alertness in Sleep Apnea by Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The proposed research evaluates the efficacy of the Alertness Profiling (AP) System as a method for objectively quantifying alertness in Sleep Apnea (SA) patients.

Child-Friendly Medminder to Improve Compliance, Safety by LIFETECHniques, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Electronic compliance monitoring has provided new options for tracking dosing adherence.

A Low-Cost Fall Monitor for Geriatric Subjects from Barron Associates
Last Updated: April, 2010
A method for characterizing fall dynamics (e.g., impact velocity and orientation, fall direction, impact energy) would assist in identifying elderly persons at high risk for hip fracture.

A Multimedia Program to Promote Exercise by Older Adults by Oregon Center Applied Sciences (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Exercise is crucial to the health and quality of life of older persons. This project will develop an interactive system to help older users (>60 years of age) adopt and maintain an exercise program tailored to their personal interests.

A New Walking Aid to Prevent Falls from Innovative Health Solutions (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Our overall goal is to provide products that improve the ability to walk and perform other activities of daily living independently.

A Real-time Multifunctional System for Home Telehealth by KC Scientific & Technologies (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The focus of this research is remote care delivery and monitoring between a health care provider and a patient living outside of a clinical facility (e.g., home or assisted living residence).

A Wireless EMG Data Collection and Analysis System from Barron Associates (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Development and demonstration of a wireless system for measuring and recording surface myoelectric (EMG) activity is proposed herein.

A New Device for Dietary Assessment from Barron Associates (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
Instruments to assess food intake and dietary habits are used in a variety of research settings.

Activestep Fall Prevention Training System from Simbex LLC. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The objective of this proposal is to determine technical feasibility of a fall prevention training system for older adults.

Adaptive Wireless Computer Mouse for Movement Disorders from Cleveland Medical Devices Inc (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess an Adaptive Wireless Computer Mouse (AWCM) for movement disorders.

All Digital Home Use System for Mole Monitoring Western Research Company, Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
We propose development of a highly refined, all digital, completely portable, low cost imaging tool which can dramatically improve the ability of people to assist in finding new and changed pigmented moles at home.

Automated Cognitive Assessment System by Brain Resource Company (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
In pilot studies we administered the computerized tests to a small sample of healthy elderly individuals and patients with probable Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Preliminary analyses reveal that the battery is sensitive to the cognitive changes in the elderly.

Automated Detection of Sleep Disordered Breathing from Advanced Brain Monitoring Inc. (NIH)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The Apnea Risk Evaluation System (ARES) is an inexpensive, in-home method assessing for sleep-disordered breathing.

A Handheld Personal Health and Fitness Wizard from Barron Associates
Last Updated: April, 2010
The project proposed herein involves the creation of a handheld health and weight management device, the LogaPDA.

Seneludens: games and interactive environments for maintaining anticipatory functions in the aging
Last Updated: April, 2010
Seneludens focuses on maintaining anticipatory characteristics, which underlie human performance. At senescence, anticipation degrades to the extent that the body is practically reduced to its physical-chemical reality. Data describing how anticipation is expressed guides us in conceiving individualizable games and interactive virtual environments designed to stimulate brain plasticity. Playing will engage aging persons to remain physically and mentally active, and interested in pursuing activities that add quality to life (the spiral effect). A Seneludens Robot Companion is also planned.

Indiana University Gero-informatics Program
Last Updated: April, 2010
The Indiana University Gero-informatics Program (GiP) develops, applies, and studies ways to use information and information systems to improve the health and healthcare of older adults. Areas of work have included telecommunications, electronic referrals, clinical decision support, self-management, patient-oriented decision support, and prescribing for older adults with cognitive impairment or in need of emergency medical services.

Low Cost Wearable Monitoring System(Sensors,Microcontroller,Mobile/Cellular Phone)
Last Updated: April, 2010
The project is related to an emerging area of applied research called “wearable computing”. Our task in this project is to design, implement and test a wearable healthcare monitoring system. The main idea is to develop a complete unit consisting of sensors, a digital signal processor or microcontroller, a small battery, etc, that monitors a patient condition and sends information wirelessly to a nurse room or to a doctor’s cell phone alerting them to the condition of the patient and perhaps the location. The unit has to be light, wearable, and consume power efficiently.

Aging Services Research Needs Your Survey Answers
Last Updated: April, 2010
Research will take national survey responses on how technology is used for aging services. Project will study emerging technology and research and make recommendations to parent aging services organization.

Web Survey of Quality First and Technology Results Post
Last Updated: April, 2010
A web survey of how organizations use technology and relation to Quality First. Due to the limits of the submission you may request full text via email. Dean Sorenson MBA

Integrated Continuing Care Operations
Last Updated: April, 2010
Study indicates Quality First relationship to adoption and use of technology and promising applications for operations improvements. Full report at www.medio.us

Staying Active with Technology
Last Updated: April, 2010
The research study of “Staying Active with Technology” is currently being conducted by Sunghee H Tak, PhD at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of computer-assisted stimulating activity in elders with dementia.

Health Monitoring in an Agent-Based Smart Home
Last Updated: April, 2010
The MavHome smart home learns models of inhabitant behavior and uses the models to automate the home and provide health monitoring assistance.