Overpressures Reductions Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Wireless Lingual Feedback Device to Reduce Overpressures in Seated Posture: A Feasibility Study
This study evaluates the feasibility of a biofeedback system aimed at reducing overpressures
during seated posture. The system consists of (1) a pressure sensors map, (2) a laptop that
couples sensors with actuators, (3) a Tongue Display Unit (TDU) consisting of a wireless
circuit embedded in a dental retainer with a matrix of electrodes. The principle of this
biofeedback system consists in (1) detecting overpressures in people who are seated over
long periods of time, (2) estimating a postural change that could reduce these overpressures
and (3) communicating this change through directional information transmitted by the TDU.
It is hypothesized that overpressures are diminished after biofeedback.
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Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional