Proof of Concept - Smart Technology - South Lincolnshire June 2020
Research type
Research Study
Full title
If information about patient behaviour, conditions and events captured from wearables, monitors and other smart technologies, can predict illness and demand for services, then providing these technologies to patients will enable providers to pre-empt illness and redirect demand, or design new services
IRAS ID
286225
Contact name
David Patterson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Lincolnshire CCG
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN59622098
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 2 days
Research summary
NHS England have funded four Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in England for the POC Programme to test the hypothesis that, "If information about patient behaviour, conditions and events, captured from wearables, monitors and other smart technologies can predict demand for services, then, providing these technologies to patients and using the data generated will enable providers to pre-empt and redirect demand or design new services."
A commercial partner was selected by each participating CCG via an open procurement process to design a study to test the hypothesis in the CCGs locality. For this study, Lincolnshire CCG is the study sponsor. Philips Healthcare (lead contractor) and Helicon Health (subcontractor) are the research team.
We will test the hypothesis by collecting anonymised physiological, behavioural and environmental data from participants using smart technologies without clinical intervention. These technologies include sensor based wearables (wristbands), software based sensors that use the camera on smart phones/tablets, and web-based questionnaires that can be completed on any internet connected device. We will analyse these data alongside existing NHS activity and environmental data on a purpose-built analytics platform to see if we can identify the illness of a participant early and reliably enough to be able to prevent emergency healthcare appointments / hospital admissions in the future.
Once the study is complete the results will be analysed, and the research team will write a report for Lincolnshire CCG which will be used to inform service re-design strategy.
We will work with the CCG and the Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) to identify suitable participants in accordance with data protection regulations and then with GP practices, nursing / residential care homes and the CRN to recruit/consent participants. Study recruitment and delivery will be conducted remotely without any in person contact with participants or care staff, due to the presence of COVID-19.
REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/WM/0263
Date of REC Opinion
3 Dec 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion