Project description Personal Health Systems (PHS) Show the project objective Hide the project objective Stroke and other neurological conditions affect the population of infants in percentages that cannot be considered marginal. Preterm infants are the highest infants at risk for neurological damage. Currently, infants have rehabilitation sessions few times a week in rehabilitation centres but according to basic neuroscience it would be necessary to provide them with an early, intensive and multiaxial intervention. One option to reduce the cost of the entire European Healthcare System while increasing the practice of rehabilitation is to devise therapies and technologies that can be administered at home by caregivers and telemonitored by rehabilitation staff. The aim of this proposal is to promote early intervention in the first year of life and to reinforce therapy by "CareToy": a portable low cost smart system telemonitored thus augmenting the clinical effectiveness of the therapy while reducing the cost. The smart system is based on a common baby gym, composed of different modules: a) an instrumented baby gym with mechatronic hanging toys, so that the infants' actions on the gym can be measured and stimulated, b) a vision module, for measuring and promoting infants' attention and gaze movements and c) a sensorized mat for measuring and promoting postural control. Each module will also incorporate built-in signal processor, memory and wireless communication. A fourth telerehabilitation module completes the system that allows the system to remotely communicate with the rehabilitation staff for monitoring and assessing the rehabilitation techniques. CareToy and the effectiveness of home rehabilitation based on this system will be validated by clinical trials on 100 preterm infants with different brain lesions. The result of this project could have a large impact. CareToy may become a commercial product, manufactured on a large scale and distributed not only in rehabilitation centres but also at homes, sold or rented by the Health Care System to families as a therapeutic tool for care intensity. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmechatronicsmedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologystroke Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.5.1 - Personal Health Systems (PHS) Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA EU contribution € 656 997,00 Address PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA 33 56127 Pisa Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paolo Dario (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG Germany EU contribution € 259 768,00 Address MITTELWEG 177 20148 HAMBURG See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tim Scharfenberg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELSASS FONDEN Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address HOLMEGAARDSVEJ 28 2920 CHARLOTTENLUND See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Peder Esben Bilde (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FONDEN FOR HELENE ELSASS CENTERET Participation ended Denmark EU contribution € 336 420,00 Address HOLMEGARDSVEJ 28 2920 CHARLOTTENLUND See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Peder Esben Bilde (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data STMICROELECTRONICS SRL Italy EU contribution € 130 187,00 Address VIA C.OLIVETTI 2 20864 Agrate Brianza See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Monza e della Brianza Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cristina Di Gesu' (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Fondazione Stella Maris Italy EU contribution € 467 000,00 Address Viale del Tirreno 331 56118 Pisa See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Cioni Giovanni (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data M R & D SPA Italy EU contribution € 129 240,00 Address VIALE DELL'UNIONE EUROPEA 8 21013 GALLARATE VA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact FEDERICO ZANIN (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Slovenia EU contribution € 313 360,00 Address KONGRESNI TRG 12 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Janez NASTRAN (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data