1. DPUK Sensing Platform Matt Machin mHealth Applications Manager
Health eResearch Centre
University of Manchester

2. mHealth Team Overview We apply mobile technologies to health research
Work as integrated part of the research team
Have experience of developing smartphone apps, web-based interfaces (e.g. for clinicians); integrating with wearable devices, medical devices and EHRs

3. Main Projects
ClinTouch – Platform technology for longitudinal data collection. Initially for Severe Mental Illness (SMI) then applied to RA
CFHealthHub – Supporting adherence to treatment in adults with CF
Actissist – CBT for SMI patients
DPUK – Sensing platform for dementia

4. Involvement in DPUK
Were invited into the Informatics theme of the DPUK project
2nd wave of MRC funding focused on Clinical Research Infrastructure
John Ainsworth led a theme on “high resolution data from everyday life”

5. Sensing Platform Intro
Wearables have the potential to improve care for people with long-term health conditions such as dementia
The Problem: The effort involved in collecting and storing the data is significant
Requires expertise
Time and money

6. Platform Overview
Hardware and software platform to support future dementia research using wearable technologies
Support as many different projects as possible
Support a wide range
of device types

7. Implementation
Allows collection and storage of high-resolution longitudinal data
Is generic and ‘device-agnostic’
Architecture is flexible to allow for future modifications

8. Platform Architecture
Data seamlessly transmitted
3rd Party System
Setup Study
UoM DPUK Server
Integrated data
Data upload

9. Key Functionality
Central repository for storing data associated with large number of studies
Can receive data from:
Mobile devices
3rd party systems
Manual upload - e.g. pre-existing data or devices without Internet connectivity
Easy study setup and management via web-based interface

10. Future Research
Often driven by clinical need, therefore clinician rather than technology led
Research collaborations that use the platform
Wearable devices for medical applications?

11. Acknowledgements

12. More Info / Demo
To find out more, discuss a collaboration or for a demo:
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