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Test healthy connected devices!
Caen Normandy University Hospital is looking for 30 senior volunteers, aged between 65 and 80, to experiment with the use of connected devices and promote autonomy and keeping seniors at home.
Profiles and conditions
The participants sought are independent seniors, aged 65 to 80, living at home or in a senior residence , with a medical history including at least two of the following characteristics: frailty, cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, heart failure, etc.), disorders of the balance, mood disorders (depression, anxiety, etc.), mild cognitive disorders (memory loss, disorientation, etc.).
Volunteers will be provided with connected devices that they will have to use daily and which they will be able to keep at the end of the experiment, scheduled to last until February 2025.
Depending on their profile, different objects will be given to them: smartphone, watch, scale, oximeter, blood pressure monitor, connected thermometer and home automation devices.
While respecting the confidentiality and security of personal information, the data thus collected will be analyzed to assess the relevance of these devices in maintaining the good health of participants.
During the experiment, participants will have to go to the Clinical Research Center of Caen Normandy University Hospital:
- Carry out an inclusion visit (information, collection of consent/medical examination)
- 15 days to 30 days later, come and collect the connected devices.
- After 6 months: participate in a follow-up visit (medical examination)
Would you like to participate in this study?
Contact the secretariat of the Clinical Research center on 02 31 06 43 88
A European research project
Smart Bear is a major research project carried out in 5 countries: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Romania. 4,000 volunteers, including 800 in France, are needed to participate in this experiment until February 2025.
In France, the project is coordinated and managed by the Catel association , based in Vannes and the Lille University Hospital . Several investigative centers are participating in this project in France, including Caen Normandy University Hospital.
Published on June 3, 2024
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