EaseAlert: Tactile Firefighter Alerting System Designed to Reduce Negative Cardiovascular Outcomes and Sleep Disturbances
EaseAlert:触觉消防员警报系统,旨在减少心血管不良后果和睡眠障碍
基本信息
- 批准号:10547460
- 负责人:
- 金额:$ 38.48万
- 依托单位:
- 依托单位国家:美国
- 项目类别:
- 财政年份:2022
- 资助国家:美国
- 起止时间:2022-08-01 至 2024-07-31
- 项目状态:已结题
- 来源:
- 关键词:911 callAccountingAddressAdoptedAmygdaloid structureAnxietyArousalArteriesAuditoryBedsBiological MarkersBlood PressureC-reactive proteinCardiacCardiovascular DiseasesCardiovascular systemCessation of lifeClinical Trials Cooperative GroupClinical Trials DesignComputer softwareDataDevelopmentDevicesDrowsinessEmergency SituationEmergency medical serviceEmergency responseEventFeedbackFire - disastersFoundationsFrightFutureHealthHearingHeart RateHourHuman ResourcesHydrocortisoneHypersensitivityHypertensionInflammationIntracranial PressureLightLoudnessManualsMeasuresMechanicsMediatingModernizationNervousnessNoiseNotificationOutcomeParticipantPhasePhysiologicalPositive ValenceProcessPsychophysiologic DisordersQuality of lifeRandomizedReportingResearchResearch PersonnelResearch ProposalsRiskRoleSleepSleep disturbancesSmall Business Innovation Research GrantStartle ReactionStressSystemTactileTestingTimeUlcerValidationWristawakebiological adaptation to stressdesigneffectiveness evaluationfield studyfire fighterimprovedinnovationmeetingsmortality risknervous system disordernovelpilot trialprogramsprototypepsychologicresearch studyresponsesatisfactionsecondary outcomesleep onsetsudden cardiac deathtrial comparing
项目摘要
Project Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been the leading cause of on-duty death (ODD) in the fire service over the
past several decades, accounting for 51.6% of all ODDs in 2019. The primary factors that contribute to SCD
among firefighters are overexertion and stress, and SCD is most likely to occur during fire suppression and
alarm response. When an emergency occurs, firefighters are alerted/awoken by loud mechanical bells. This
high noise level may induce a stress response triggering a cardiovascular event. In fact, “high levels of
environmental noise fuel cardiac risk” by stimulating the amygdala and inflaming the arteries. While other
companies have attempted to modernize alerting systems, they failed to address the problem of stressful
alarms because they focus on alerting “stations” not individual firefighters. A significant need exists to develop
a less stressful alerting system for firefighters. The objective for this SBIR Phase I R43 research study is to
develop a commercially viable Fire Fighter Alerting System (FFAS) comprised of proprietary wearables and
optional bed shakers called BunkAlerts. Collectively “personal alerting devices,” the wearables and BunkAlerts
enhance the alerting process for firefighters by replacing jarring audible alarms with tactile alerts delivered to
the firefighter's wrist. This alternative approach is designed to significantly decrease tachycardic responses
associated with legacy alerting systems. Meeting this need has the potential to reduce firefighter ODDs and
improve the quality of life for the 15.4 million firefighters around the world. The feasibility of EaseAlert's FFAS
is reinforced by preliminary data collected during field testing with six (6) fire departments in three (3) states
where EaseAlert's prototype FFAS (“Gen 1”) successfully delivered over 10,000 alerts to firefighters called to
an emergency with no calls missed. The potential for our FFAS to reduce stress and SCD risk among
firefighters is supported by preliminary data which shows that: 1) noise triggers a startle response and 2) tactile
alerts are associated with positive valence and high arousal. The proposed research will be accomplished with
two aims: Aim 1 – develop a commercially viable FFAS and Aim 2 - determine the effectiveness of the FFAS in
reducing cardiac reactivity and improving sleep. EaseAlert will leverage the Gen 1 FFAS as a foundation for
developing its Gen 2 FFAS outlined in Aim 1. Aim 2 will test two study hypotheses in a within-subjects pilot
clinical trial design: (H2.1) that EaseAlert will result in a significant reduction in the stress response to alarms
compared to traditional auditory alerting systems, and (H2.2) EaseAlert will result in a significant improvement
in sleep efficiency. Upon successful completion of Phase I, our Gen 2 FFAS and pilot trial will demonstrate
technical merit and feasibility for Phase II. Phase II will conduct a large randomized parallel groups clinical trial
powered to examine the physiological and psychological effects of this innovative alerting system alongside
longer-term outcomes for important biological markers such as cortisol (stress) and c-reactive protein
(inflammation) in addition to sleep outcomes and psychological functioning.
项目摘要
心源性猝死(SCD)一直是消防部门执勤死亡(ODD)的主要原因
过去几十年来,占 2019 年所有 ODD 的 51.6%。 导致 SCD 的主要因素
消防员的主要问题是过度劳累和压力,在灭火和灭火过程中最容易发生SCD。
警报响应 当紧急情况发生时,消防员会被响亮的机械铃声提醒/唤醒。
高噪音水平可能会引发应激反应,从而引发心血管事件。
环境噪音会刺激杏仁核并使动脉发炎,从而增加心脏风险。
公司试图对警报系统进行现代化改造,但未能解决压力问题
警报,因为它们的重点是向“站”发出警报,而不是单个消防员,因此存在开发的重大需求。
SBIR 第一阶段 R43 研究的目标是为消防员打造一个压力较小的警报系统。
开发商业上可行的消防员警报系统(FFAS),由专有的可穿戴设备和
可选的摇床器,称为 BunkAlerts,可穿戴设备和 BunkAlerts 统称为“个人警报设备”。
通过用触觉警报代替刺耳的声音警报,增强消防员的警报过程
这种替代方法旨在显着减少心动过速反应。
与传统警报系统相关的解决方案可以满足这一需求,从而减少消防员的 ODD 和
提高全球 1540 万消防员的生活质量 EaseAlert FFAS 的可行性。
三 (3) 个州的六 (6) 个消防部门进行现场测试期间收集的初步数据进一步证实了这一点
其中,EaseAlert 的原型 FFAS(“Gen 1”)成功向被召唤的消防员发出了超过 10,000 个警报
我们的 FFAS 可以减轻压力和 SCD 风险。
初步数据支持消防员的说法,该数据表明:1)噪音会引发惊吓反应,2)触觉
警报与正价和高唤醒相关。拟议的研究将通过以下方式完成。
两个目标:目标 1 – 开发商业上可行的 FFAS,目标 2 – 确定 FFAS 的有效性
EaseAlert 将利用 Gen 1 FFAS 作为基础。
开发目标 1 中概述的第 2 代 FFAS。目标 2 将在受试者内试点中测试两个研究假设
临床试验设计:(H2.1)EaseAlert 将导致对警报的应激反应显着减少
与传统的听觉警报系统相比,(H2.2)EaseAlert 将带来显着的改进
在第一阶段成功完成后,我们的第 2 代 FFAS 和试点试验将证明。
II期的技术优点和可行性 II期将进行大型随机平行组临床试验。
能够检查这种创新警报系统的生理和心理影响
皮质醇(压力)和 C 反应蛋白等重要生物标志物的长期结果
(炎症)除了睡眠结果和心理功能之外。
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