​​Research Project: Digital Platform to Improve Communication Between Healthcare Professionals, Patients, and Relatives

About the Project
Improving Integrated care Pathways for Patients with chronic diseases And their Relatives through a Digital solution (abbreviated as IPARD) is a public-private innovation collaboration aimed at further developing a newly designed digital platform created by the Danish company Kintella Care. The communication platform is intended for individuals with brain and spinal cord injuries, people with Parkinson's disease, and their relatives.

Through co-design, the project develops and tests the digital solution, which is designed to improve communication between patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals, while also increasing self-management and reducing caregiver burden across the healthcare system. The IPARD project includes two PhD projects.

Collaborators in IPARD

• The Danish Stroke Association (Hjernesagen)
• The Brain Injury Association (Hjerneskadeforeningen)
• The Danish Parkinson's Association (Parkinsonforeningen)
• RYK (The Danish Spinal Cord Injuries Association)
• University of Copenhagen
• Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
• Kintella Care

Funding
The project is supported by the Innovation Fund Denmark and the Carelink Foundation.

Contact
For more information or questions, please contact nurse and senior researcher Trine Hørmann Thomsen at trine.hoermann.thomsen@regionh.dk and Christian Gunge Riberholt at christian.gunge.riberholt@regionh.dk.

 Research Project: Intelligent Insoles to Improve Balance and Gait Function

About the Project
The project iGRASP: Intelligent Gait Rehabilitation with Adaptive Insoles for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury aims to evaluate the effect of intelligent insoles equipped with a vibration system to improve sensory perception, balance, postural stability, and gait function in participants with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The insoles are fitted with integrated IMU and pressure sensors that deliver light vibrations under the feet, stimulating haptic feedback. Participants will be asked to perform gait and balance sensory tests while wearing the insoles.

Collaborators

• Emmie Cluzel, Master's Student, DTU
• Anders Stockmarr, Senior Researcher, DTU

Funding
The project is supported by the Brain & Technology Clinical Academic Group.

Contact
For more information or questions, please contact nurse and senior researcher Trine Hørmann Thomsen at trine.hoermann.thomsen@regionh.dk.