SEMEiotic Oriented Technology for Individual's CardiOmetabolic Risk Self- assessmeNt and Self-monitoring

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Clinical Trial

— SEMEOTICONS  

Official title:

SEMEiotic Oriented Technology for Individual's CardiOmetabolic Risk Self- assessmeNt and Self-monitoring

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02818504
• Other study ID #: GA 611516
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 9, 2016
• Last updated: November 3, 2016
• Start date: July 2016
• Est. completion date: October 2016

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica CNR
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Italy: Ministry of HealthItaly: Ethics CommitteeFrance: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santéFrance: Committee for the Protection of PersonnesFrance: Comité consultatif sur le traitement de l'information en matière de recherche dans le domaine de la santéFrance: Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cardio-metabolic risk factors include obesity, physical inactivity, smoke, alcohol abuse, high blood lipids or sugar and arterial hypertension. Systems for self-learning and self-monitoring may help people improve and maintain a healthy lifestyle through tailored suggestions about diet, weight control, physical activity, fatigue,stress.

SEMEOTICONS exploits the human face as an indicator of individual's health status and translates signs obtained from the face using contactless sensors into measures and descriptors to be automatically evaluated by a an interactive smart mirror. This "Wize Mirror" extracts descriptors from videos, images and gas concentration signals and integrates them in a virtual model used to compute and trace the evolution of an individual's wellness index. A health diary enables each individual to evaluate and personally relate his/her lifestyle to his/her well-being. Coaching messages are provided, in relation to the evolution of the wellness index and of each descriptor, to provide useful suggestions on correct lifestyle self-monitoring.

The purpose of this study is assess the accuracy of the information derived from the Wize Mirror in expressing the health status of the individual.

The reproducibility and repeatability study will evaluate whether measurements are stable over short time spans and whether they are influenced by meals light and temperature conditions.

To verify whether the Wize Mirror is able to detect variations in physical and emotional health status with appropriate lifestyle changes, the validation study will cross-check measurements from the Wize Mirror against reference clinical tests at enrolment and after 3 months of personalized suggestions for healthy behavior.

Reference tests include

• Physician visit

• Measurement of blood oxygen content and skin end products of sugar metabolism,body composition, energy expenditure, vascular function

• Laboratory profile and exhaled gas composition

• Questionnaires on quality of life and lifestyle (food, sleep, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, stress).

Wize Mirror measures include

• 3D reconstruction of face images for roundness, color, stress and fatigue

• Heart and respiratory rate

• Detection of skin sugar metabolism end-products and of eye lipid deposits

• Small vessel vasodilating ability with local heating The results will allow to assess whether the Wize Mirror is easy to use and helpful for self-monitoring of cardio-metabolic risk.

Description:

Cardio--metabolic (CM) risk is a cluster of risk factors indicative of a patient's overall risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and type-2 diabetes. CM risk factors include obesity, physical inactivity, smoke, alcohol abuse, abnormal lipid metabolism, hyper-glycaemia and arterial hypertension.

Educational programs and lifestyle interventions represent effective tools to improve the risk profile but they need time consuming and expensive counselling and supervision of various health professionals . A rational alternative to intensive individual coaching is the use of systems for self-learning and self-monitoring, to help people change and maintain a healthy lifestyle through tailored suggestions about nutrition, weight control, physical activity, fatigue, and stress.

SEMEOTICONS exploits the human face as an indicator of individual's health status and translates signs obtained from the face into measures and descriptors to be automatically evaluated by a computerized application, an interactive smart mirror, which seamlessly integrates contactless sensors, such as 3D optical sensors, a multispectral camera, gas detection sensors, and microphones and a touch-screen interface for user's interactions and output visualization.

This "Wize Mirror" collects data in the form of videos, images and gas concentration signals, and extracts a number of biometric, morphometric, colorimetric, and compositional descriptors that represent individual's facial signs. The integration of such descriptors constitute a virtual model used to compute and trace the evolution of an individual's wellness index. A health diary about this index enables each individual to evaluate and personally relate his/her lifestyle to his/her well-being. Coaching messages are provided, in relation to the evolution of the wellness index and of each descriptor to provide useful suggestions on correct lifestyle self-monitoring.

The purpose of this study is assess the accuracy of the information derived from the Wize Mirror in expressing the health status of an individual.

Arm 1 Reproducibility and repeatability study (to be performed at the French site Lyon only).

The reproducibility and repeatability study will evaluate whether Wize Mirror measurements are influenced by meals, light and temperature conditions in 6 healthy volunteers Data will be acquired during 4 modules corresponding to different use conditions of the mirror

1. - Changes in the fasting state Under artificial lights and at environment temperature (18-20°C), Wize Mirror measurements will be acquired at baseline in the fasting state and at 30, 60 and 120 minutes after a standardized breakfast during three consecutive days.

2. - Changes in light conditions Wize Mirror measurements will be performed at baseline under artificial lights and at environment temperature (18-20°C) then at 30' under artificial lights and at environment temperature (18-20°C) for 3 times consecutively during the same morning with 20 minutes interval between acquisitions.

3. - Changes in temperature conditions Wize Mirror measurements will be performed at baseline under artificial lights and at environment temperature (18-20°C) then at 30' under artificial lights and at temperature increased to 28- 30°C, for 3 times consecutively during the same morning with 20 minutes interval between acquisitions.

4. - Simultaneous changes in light and temperature conditions Wize Mirror measurements will be performed at baseline under artificial lights and at environment temperature (18-20°C) then at 30' under natural lights and at temperature increased to 28- 30°C, in 6 volunteers for 3 times consecutively during the same morning with 20 minutes interval between acquisitions. The visit will last approximately 3 hours. A breakfast will be offered at the end of the visit.

To assess whether measurements are stable over short time spans one of the 6 volunteers will undergo a last visit for the repeatability study in the fasting state. Wize Mirror measurements will be performed at T0 under artificial lights and at environment temperature (18-20°C) for 10 consecutive times with a 30 minutes interval between acquisitions.

During each visit the following Wize Mirror measurements will be performed:

• face morphometry through 3D reconstruction of face images

• colorimetric analysis

• heart rate and respiratory rate

• autofluorescence detection of protein glycation

• skin cholesterol content

• thermal-induced vasodilation by application of warm air at 42°C temperature to the cheek to study microvascular function

• face expression of stress and fatigue through 3D reconstruction of face images

• exhaled gas analysis for ethanol and carbon dioxide

Arm 2 Validation study. The validation study will check data measured from the Wize Mirror against reference clinical tests in 60 healthy volunteers. To verify whether the Wize Mirror is able to detect variations in physical and emotional health status with appropriate lifestyle changes, measurements will be cross-checked at enrolment and after 3 months of personalized suggestions for healthy behavior.

Healthy volunteers will undergo at recruitment the following for user profiling for baseline CM risk

1. Medical history,

2. Physical examination: anthropometric measurements (body height, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference) and vital signs (heart/respiratory rate, blood pressure)

3. Body composition (lean mass, fatty mass) by air displacement pletysmography

4. Energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry

5. Peripheral venous blood sampling: hemoglobin, creatinine,Total, HDL, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, gamma glutamyl transferase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), bilirubin, glucose, insulin, HbA1c

6. Skin accumulation of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs)

7. Peripheral arterial tonometry for endothelium-dependent vasodilatation

8. Pulse oxymetry for oxygen saturation

9. Exhaled gas sampling

10. Psychological , knowledge and nutritional tests

1. measures of psychological well being: Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R); General self efficacy scale (GSES)

2. measures of anxiety, depression: Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI); Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)

3. measures of quality of life: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); Short Form (SF)-12 Health Survey; Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) ; World Health Organization (WHO) (Five) Well Being Index

4. measures of eating and smoking behaviour and physical activity: WHO STEPwise approach to noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS); Audit C Alcohol ; Fagenstrom's test; International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) physical activity; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary regimen

5. measure of motivation to change: Motivation to change physical activity, physical activity (MAC2-AF R) ; motivation to change , nutrition (MAC2- AL R)

6. measures of health literacy: Newest Vital Sign (NVS) Cardio-metabolic risk scores will be calculated to estimate the CM risk profile

1. Heart-SCORE

2. Fatty-liver-Index (FLI)

3. Finnish Type 2 Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC)

4. Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) index

Data acquisition to derive computational descriptors for Wize Mirror functioning will include image (still pictures, videos) acquisition in visible light and infrared band before and after thermal stimulation at 42° C and Exhaled gas sampling using the "Wize Sniffer". During each visit the following Wize Mirror measurements will be performed:

• face morphometry through 3D reconstruction of face images

• colorimetric analysis

• heart rate and respiratory rate

• autofluorescence detection of protein glycation

• skin cholesterol content

• thermal-induced vasodilation by application of warm air at 42°C temperature to the cheek to study microvascular function

• face expression of stress and fatigue through 3D reconstruction of face images

• exhaled gas analysis for ethanol and carbon dioxide

Healthy volunteers will then undergo periodically (minimum time interval 2 weeks) face image acquisition, exhaled gas sampling and they will fill through the Wize Mirror screen lifestyle questionnaires till week 12 (end of study). At the end of study visit they will repeat baseline assessments and fill in a questionnaire to evaluate Wize Mirror ease of use and acceptability.

The changes in Wize Mirror measurements obtained at baseline and end of study will be correlated with changes in body weight, waist circumference and Fatty liver index. Relationship with quality of life, or other well-being questionnaire SCORE, standard biochemistry and specific tests will be also assessed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 78
• Est. completion date: October 2016
• Est. primary completion date: October 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 25 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Blood pressure and heart rate measure after 10 minutes lying without treatment: 95 mmHg<Systolic Blood Pressure<160 mmHg; 45 mmHg<Diastolic Blood Pressure<90 mmHg; 40 bpm<Heart rate<100bpm.

• Broad range of CM risk profile

• Undergoing medical examination at the inclusion visit

• Interested and willing to change their lifestyle by decreasing body weight and/or increasing physical fitness and/or improving their well-being following medical advice

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of overt disease, including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia requiring drug treatment

• Clinical or laboratory findings (lipid, glucose,liver and kidney profile, hemoglobin) at the inclusion visit suggesting any pathological condition requiring treatment

• Chronic medical treatment other than contraception

• Declared pregnancy and breastfeeding

• Claustrophobia

• Minor or adult under guardianship

• Prisoner

• Expected poor compliance

• Subject who has exceeded the maximum foreseen compensation for participation in research protocols

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Intervention

Other:
• Wize Mirror
Interactive mirror which integrates contactless sensors and a touch screen interface to derive a semeiotic model of the face with reference to cardiometabolic risk in healthy subjects

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine	Lyon
Italy	Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR UOS Milano	Milano
Italy	Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR	Pisa

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica CNR	Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhone-Alpe

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

France,  Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Plumpness index	a geodetic measure of the roundness of the face as proxy for overweight	3 months	No
Secondary	Change in Heart Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE)	changes in HeartSCORE, an estimate of cardiovascular risk	3 months	No
Secondary	Change in HOMA-insulin resistance (IR) index	changes in HOMA-insulin resistance (IR) index, an estimate of insulin resistance	3 months	No
Secondary	Change in Fatty Liver Index	changes in Fatty Liver Index, an estimate of hepatic steatosis	3 months	No
Secondary	Change in FINDRISC score	changes in FINDRISC, an estimate of the risk of developing type 2 diabetes	3 months	No
Secondary	Change in % skin autofluorescence by MultiSpectral analysis		3 months	No
Secondary	Change in % suborbital skin fat content by MultiSpectral analysis		3 months	No
Secondary	Change in % Thermal reactive skin hyperemia by MultiSpectral analysis		3 months	No
Secondary	Well being index	Computation of the individual's well-being index from integration of descriptors in the semeiotic model of the face through structural model equations	3 months	No
Secondary	Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of % skin autofluorescence by MultiSpectral analysis for light changes	Evaluation of the reproducibility of the Wize Mirror measurements with natural or artificial light	Day 15	No
Secondary	Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of % skin autofluorescence by MultiSpectral analysis for temperature changes	Evaluation of the reproducibility of the Wize Mirror measurements at ambient temperature of 18-20 °C and 28-30 °C	Day 15	No
Secondary	Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of % suborbital skin fat content by MultiSpectral analysis for light changes	Evaluation of the reproducibility of the Wize Mirror measurements with natural or artificial light	Day 15	No
Secondary	Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of % suborbital skin fat content by MultiSpectral analysis for temperature changes	Evaluation of the reproducibility of the Wize Mirror measurements at ambient temperature of 18-20 °C and 28-30 °C	Day 15	No
Secondary	Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of Thermal reactive skin hyperemia by MultiSpectral analysis for light changes	Evaluation of the reproducibility of the Wize Mirror measurements with natural or artificial light	Day 15	No
Secondary	Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of Thermal reactive skin hyperemia by MultiSpectral analysis for temperature changes	Evaluation of the reproducibility of the Wize Mirror measurements at ambient temperature of 18-20 °C and 28-30 °C	Day 15	No
Secondary	Score in the System Usability Scale	Assessment of Wize Mirror acceptability by the end users	3 months (end of study visit)	No