Case Study: Texas A&M University identifies breath biomarkers of fatigue with Empatica EmbracePlus

Texas A&M University achieves over 80% wear time in 7 weeks with Empatica

Texas A&M University, working with the US Department of Defense, aimed to identify biomarkers of fatigue to establish intervention thresholds for individuals in high-stakes environments. Their challenge was to continuously monitor subjects experiencing physical, mental, and sleep deprivation fatigue in order to develop mitigation strategies and keep people safe. To achieve this, they utilized Empatica's EmbracePlus wearable and the Empatica Health Monitoring Platform.

Empatica's solution provided FDA-cleared wearable technology that delivered continuous, real-world data with over 80% wear time during the seven-week study. The platform's access to raw data was crucial for obtaining novel insights and building predictive models for fatigue. This collaboration resulted in what is believed to be the largest fatigue and breath study ever completed, collecting what the researchers described as fantastic data to identify novel biomarkers and thresholds. Empatica's technology was essential in capturing fatigue as it occurs across various settings.

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