Project description
Baby steps towards autism screening
Early diagnosis of autism is critical. There is a 90 % success rate of social integration if intervention happens before the age of two, compared to 11 % after the age of five. SensPD monitors a common issue of autism - sensory perception - by measuring oto-acoustic emissions. This procedure is objective, short, non-invasive and can be performed hours after birth. The SensPD procedure will be included in the standard tests performed on every new-born, enabling early interventions. The EU-funded SensPD project will conduct three multisite clinical studies to establish the technological feasibility. Partnering with an OAE devices company will lead to SensPD being included as an add-on to their product. SensPD will later conduct widened multi-site clinical studies, and offer the test as an online intervention monitoring device.
Objective
About 1 in 45 babies born today will be diagnosed later in life with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). But final diagnosis will come only at age four, too late for early interventions that would allow them to markedly improve their level of functionality, enabling them to acquire needed social skills to be integrated in society. When interventions are applied before the age of two the outcome is an over 90% success rate of social integration, as compared to after the age of five, where the success rate drops below 11%.
People with ASD in all its forms have Sensory Processing (SP) issues, SensPD monitors SP performance by measuring the Oto-Acoustic Emissions (OAE). This procedure is objective, short, non-invasive and can be performed hours after birth. SensPD aims to include this procedure in the standard battery of tests performed on every new-born, enabling early interventions, and realizing the cost savings associated with this improved functionality.
During Phase I, SensPD will complete the technological and economic feasibility of the device and the service. SensPD will conduct three small scale clinical studies, each with 30 diagnosed subjects between the ages of two to five and 30 controls. The readings will be compared with results of the current diagnoses, thus establishing the technological feasibility. SensPD’s economic viability will be tested from the perspective of using the device as an add-on to an already existing OAE measuring device (and not as a stand-alone device). We will negotiate with an OAE device company as a strategic partner and complete the approval of the patent in Europe and USA.
In Phase II, SensPD will conduct widened multi-site clinical studies (~250 subjects per site), will start the regulatory process and the establishment of a cloud global data base. By the completion of the clinical trials, the process for obtaining the needed regulatory approvals, as well for obtaining the insurance reimbursement code, will be underway.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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3601201 Kiryat Tivon
Israel
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