BioButton Among Nursing Home Residents

Description

This pilot study will explore the use of the BioIntellisense BioButton, a remote wearable multi-parameter monitor, to identify gait disturbances that occur as a side effect of polypharmacy.

Conditions

Gait, Medication Induced Gait Disturbances

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This pilot study will explore the use of the BioIntellisense BioButton, a remote wearable multi-parameter monitor, to identify gait disturbances that occur as a side effect of polypharmacy.

Using Gait Data to Inform Prescription Practice Among Nursing Home Residents to Reduce Medication-Induced Gait Disturbances

BioButton Among Nursing Home Residents

Condition
Gait
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Pittsburgh

UPMC Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15201

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age \>18yrs
  • * Presence of gait documentation in EMR
  • * Age \<18yrs
  • * Non-English-speaking patients
  • * Patients who cannot provide consent due to cognitive status
  • * Bedbound, unable to stand

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Charles Lin,

Charles Lin, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UPMC, University of Pittsburgh

Study Record Dates

2026-02-01