Project description
A wearable diagnostic device to detect deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) lurks insidiously, often without symptoms, until it strikes catastrophically. Clots in the lower limbs may stealthily break free, triggering deadly pulmonary embolisms. Current diagnostic methods often miss these silent threats, risking lives. In this context, the EU-funded ThrombUS project brings together a diverse team spanning industries and disciplines to develop a wearable diagnostic device for continuous point-of-care monitoring. Combining AI-driven detection with innovative hardware, ThrombUS offers real-time insight into clot formation in the lower limbs. Beyond detection, it integrates physiological data for personalised risk assessment and prevention strategies, including engaging serious gaming. With its potential to transform patient care, ThrombUS heralds a new era in DVT management.
Objective
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot within the deep veins, most commonly those of the lower limbs, causing obstruction of blood flow. In 50% of people with DVT, the clot eventually breaks off and travels to the lung to cause pulmonary embolism. Clinical assessment of DVT is notoriously unreliable because up to 2/3 of DVT episodes are clinically silent and patients are symptom free even when pulmonary embolism has developed. Early diagnosis of DVT is crucial and despite the progress made in ultrasound imaging and plethysmography techniques, there is a need for new methods to enable continuous monitoring DVT diagnosis at the point of care.
ThrombUS+ brings together an interdisciplinary team of industrial, technology, regulatory, social science and clinical trial experts to develop a novel wearable diagnostic device for point-of-care, operator free, continuous monitoring in patients with high DVT risk. The device will combine autonomous, AI driven DVT detection based on a novel wearable ultrasound hardware, impedance plethysmography and light reflection rheography for immediate detection of blood clot formation in the lower limb. Activity and other physiological measurements will be used to provide a continuous assessment of DVT risk and support DVT prevention via serious gaming. The aggregated data will drive an intelligence decision support unit that will provide accurate monitoring and alerts. Extended reality will be used to guide experts to design exercises and patients to use the device optimally. ThrombUS+ is intended for use by postoperative patients in the ward, during long surgical operations, cancer patients or otherwise bedridden patients at home or in care units, and women during pregnancy and postpartum. ThrombUS+ will use big data sets for AI training collected in the project via 3 large scale clinical studies and will validate the outcome in the clinical setting via 1 early feasibility study and 1 multi-center clinical trial.
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- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetricspostnatal care
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinator
151 25 Maroussi
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