SCH: A Personalized Wearable Rehabilitation Sensing System for Stroke Survivors
Stroke is a leading cause of motor disability, affecting upper and lower limb functions. This project aims to develop a personalized, community-based rehabilitation system to improve daily functions of stroke survivors. The system will include a nanomaterial-enabled multifunctional wearable sensor network to monitor arm and leg activity, a low-power data acquisition and transmission protocol, and a user interface. This community-based rehabilitation system will enable personalized, continuous rehabilitation during daily activities, helping stroke survivors to regain control of their motor functions. NC State will develop, test and evaluate the system to ensure its efficacy in improving the quality of life of stroke survivors.
Sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The grant—running from September 17, 2021 to August 31, 2025—is for a total of $1,119,421.
Principle Investigators
Yong Zhu
Xiaogang Hu
Alper Yusuf Bozkurt
Xipeng Shen
Xu Liu
More Details
Stroke is a leading cause of motor disability. A majority of stroke survivors exhibit upper and lower limb motor impairments, ranging from incapability of reaching and grasping objects to limited ambulation. The objective of this project is to develop a personalized, community-based rehabilitation system to improve daily functions of stroke survivors. The system will include three essential components – a nanomaterial-enabled multifunctional wearable sensor network to monitor arm and leg functional activities; a low-power data acquisition, processing, and transmission protocol; and a user interface (i.e., smart phone APP) to communicate training outcomes to the users and clinicians and receive feedback from the users and clinicians. The proposed community-based rehabilitation system will enable personalized, continuous rehabilitation during daily activities.