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Sensors for Communication for Persons Who Cannot Communicate Unequivocally
Sponsor: University of Oslo
Summary
Some persons with intellectual disability or comprehensive cerebral palsy cannot communicate unequivocally how they are, how they react to situations and people, whether they are in pain or experience discomfort, anger or fear. Their modes of communication (sounds, grimacing etc) may be unintelligible or ambiguous to their caregivers. With the use of heart and/or respiration monitors the investigators aim to give these persons a means to communicate their immediate reactions or responses. The respiration monitor is meant to register sleep at night, so that the participants can communicate whether they have slept well or not the previous night.
Official title: The Use of Sensors to Improve Communication for Persons With Intellectual Disability Who Cannot Communicate Unequivocally
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2020-02-01
Completion Date
2032-12-31
Last Updated
2025-07-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Heart rate and respiration rate sensors
The use of sensors to monitor physiological variables (e.g. heart rate, sleep). The design is a before-and-after comparison with respect to whether the use of sensors has changed the caregivers' practice and their (perceived) understanding of the participant. The frequency of participants' self harm or aggressive behavior after as compared to before the introduction of pulse- and respiration monitors will also be charted.
Locations (1)
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway