BIOBEHAVIORAL MEASUREMENTS OF ALERTNESS IN SLEEP APNEA
Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: 1R44HL070484-01
Agency Tracking Number: HL070484
Amount:
$139,428.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Awards Year:
2002
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
ADVANCED BRAIN MONITORING, INC., 2850 PIO PICO DR, STE A, CARLSBAD, CA, 92008
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: DANIEL LEVENDOWSKI
Phone: (760) 720-0099
Email: DAN@B-ALERT.COM
Phone: (760) 720-0099
Email: DAN@B-ALERT.COM
Business Contact
Name: DANIEL LEVENDOWSKI
Phone: (760) 720-0099
Email: DAN@B-ALERT.COM
Phone: (760) 720-0099
Email: DAN@B-ALERT.COM
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract): The proposed research evaluates the
efficacy of the Alertness Profiling (AP) System as a method for objectively
quantifying alertness in Sleep Apnea (SA) patients. The AP simultaneously
measures electroencephalographic (EEG) indices and performance during
vigilance, attention and memory tests. Combining EED and neurobehavioral
assessment in a one-hour session, the AP evaluates level of alertness and its
effects on accuracy, reaction time and memory. The AP system integrates and
easy to-apply EEG headset, PC-based performance tests and a normative database
to provide diagnostic assessment and treatment outcome evaluation of SA. In
Phase I, hardware and software refinements will be implemented to improve ease
of-application, standardize administration, and minimize technician
intervention. Pilot data, previously collected from 57 SA patients will be
further analyzed to clarify interpretation of results and to develop and apply
consensus SA diagnostic criteria.
The AP is a convenient, cost-effective method for clinicians, employers, and
researchers to measure daytime drowsiness and simultaneously quantify effects
on neurobehavioral performance. With physicians increasingly responsible for
evaluating vigilance (e.g. commercial drivers) new methods are required for
routine assessment. The AP will provide physicians and epidemiological
researchers and accurate determination of impact of SA on daytime alertness and
performance.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *