Case Study: UCSF uses Empatica EmbracePlus to measure physiological responses during psychedelic dosing

UCSF studies 120 participants with Empatica EmbracePlus for psychedelic dosing research

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) was investigating how context impacts the effectiveness of psychedelic therapy but needed a non-intrusive way to measure participants' physiological responses during dosing sessions without interfering with their sensitive experiences. To address this challenge, they partnered with vendor Empatica and utilized their EmbracePlus wearable.

Empatica's solution provided a seamless and reliable way to collect physiological data like Electrodermal Activity and Pulse Rate through the comfortable EmbracePlus device, which participants often forgot they were wearing. This non-intrusive method ensured the integrity of the study's context and allowed researchers to gather crucial objective data. The implementation by Empatica was described as a seamless experience for the research team and a no-brainer for psychedelic research due to its minimal interference.

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