phat 16(8): e1

Research Article

The use of multi-frequency impedimetry for the monitoring of chronic wounds: the BIPPED clinical study

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261710,
        author={Marie Muller and Justine Cristante and Alison Foote and Amalric Montalibet and Sadok Gharbi and Eric McAdams and Pascale Pham},
        title={The use of multi-frequency impedimetry for the monitoring of chronic wounds: the BIPPED clinical study},
        journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology},
        volume={2},
        number={8},
        publisher={ACM},
        journal_a={PHAT},
        year={2015},
        month={12},
        keywords={diabetic foot ulcers, bioelectrical impedimetry, remote monitoring, bio-electrical impedance},
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261710}
    }
    
  • Marie Muller
    Justine Cristante
    Alison Foote
    Amalric Montalibet
    Sadok Gharbi
    Eric McAdams
    Pascale Pham
    Year: 2015
    The use of multi-frequency impedimetry for the monitoring of chronic wounds: the BIPPED clinical study
    PHAT
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261710
Marie Muller1, Justine Cristante1, Alison Foote2,*, Amalric Montalibet3, Sadok Gharbi4, Eric McAdams3, Pascale Pham4
  • 1: Grenoble University Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Grenoble, F-38000 France
  • 2: Grenoble University Hospital, Clinical Research Centre, INSERM CIC 1406, Grenoble, F-38000 France
  • 3: 3Université de Lyon, Institute des Nanotechnologies de Lyon, INL-UMR5270, CNRS, INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, F-69100, France
  • 4: CEA-Leti, Univ. Grenoble-Alpes, Minatec Campus 38054 Grenoble, France
*Contact email: AFoote@chu-grenoble.fr

Abstract

The number of people developing type II diabetes is verging on epidemic proportions in some countries. Along with an aging population, the incidence of chronic diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers is increasing and threatens to pose a problem for healthcare systems. A smart, wearable autonomous wound therapy and monitoring device is the goal of the Swan-iCare project, which involves 9 consortium members and is funded by the European commission under the FP7 program. The device is intended to shorten hospital stays by enabling patients to return home and have their wounds remotely monitored by the clinician. A miniaturized, bio impedance sensor system is among the sensors under development. In this paper we describe the promising preliminary results of a clinical study on the use of bio-impedance measurements to monitor the healing processes of diabetic foot ulcers.