Project: Vibro-tactile VNS to alleviate geriatric chronic pain

Acronym	ActiVITAE (Reference Number: aal-2018-5-144-SCP)
Duration	01/03/2019 - 01/01/2020
Project Topic	Chronic pain affects more than 1.5 billion individuals globally and is the single most prevalent symptom among elderly geriatric patients. The evidence-based VITAE treatment is provided by an amplifier, a vibro-tactile transducer, applied to the patient in a corset-like unit, a pair of headphones and the patient can via a smartphone control the app. 25- minute treatment session. The treatment is completely non-invasive and nonpharmacological, and more than 5-year experiments have shown encouraging results with reduction in prescribed drugs and no side-effects. In ActiVITAE, we aim at bringing cocreation to the development cycle of the VITAE through the engagement of end-users (from different levels) to collect insights and knowledge about requirements of the older adults in terms of the usability of the VITAE. The VITAE treatment is designed to all people suffering from chronic benign pain and/or depression – certainly also geriatric chronic pain patients, currently in clinic care but eventually also at home.
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Network	AAL 2
Call	AAL CALL CHALLENGE 2018

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	mediathand ApS	Coordinator	Denmark
2	Ospedale San Martino	Partner	Italy
3	University Medical Center Groningen	Partner	Netherlands