TREMOR12: An Open-Source Mobile App for Tremor Quantification.
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
; 94(3): 182-6, 2016.
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| ID: mdl-27395052
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Evaluating the effect of treatment of tremor is mostly performed with clinical rating scales. Mobile applications facilitate a more rapid, objective, and quantitative evaluation of treatment effect. Existing mobile apps do not offer raw data access, which limits algorithm development.OBJECTIVE:
To develop a novel open-source mobile app for tremor quantification.METHODS:
TREMOR12 is an open-source mobile app that samples acceleration, rotation, rotation speed, and gravity, each in 3 axes and time-stamped in a frequency up to 100 Hz. The raw measurement data can be exported as a comma-separated value file for further analysis in the TREMOR12P data processing module. The app was evaluated with 3 patients suffering from essential tremor, who were between 55 and 71 years of age.RESULTS:
This proof-of-concept study shows that the TREMOR12 app is able to detect and register tremor characteristics such as acceleration, rotation, rotation speed, and gravity in a simple and nonburdensome way. The app is compatible with current regulatory oversight by the European Union (MEDDEV regulations) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on mobile medical applications.CONCLUSION:
TREMOR12 offers low-cost tremor quantification for research purposes and algorithm development, and may help to improve treatment evaluation.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tremor
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Aplicativos Móveis
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article