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An Intelligent Physical Activity Monitor

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: National Institutes of Health
Contract: 1R43HD051014-01A1
Agency Tracking Number: HD051014
Amount: $122,046.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: PHS2006-2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2006
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
CREARE INCORPORATED P.O. BOX 71
HANOVER, NH 03755
United States
DUNS: 072021041
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 HAROLD GREELEY
 (603) 643-3800
 HPG@CREARE.COM
Business Contact
 GORDON WILLETT
Phone: (603) 643-3800
Email: CONTRACTSMGR@CREARE.COM
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a recognized need for specific and reliable information regarding the dose/response relationships between physical activity and health for all segments of the population. New methods for assessing physical activity and energy expenditure (EE) in free-living populations are needed before a systematic evaluation and interpretation of these dose-response relationships between physical activity and specific health-related results can be undertaken. Our objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of a low-cost, unobtrusive acceleration pattern acquisition and analysis system. This instrument will identify and quantify the physical activities that generate these patterns. At the end of this program, we will provide an intelligent system that is practical from both a cost and unobtrusive use prospective, thus making it an instrument of choice for epidemiologic physical activity studies of large free-living populations.

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