Measurement of Nocturnal Scratching in Patients with Pruritus Using a Smartwatch: Initial Clinical Studies with the Itch Tracker App

• Main Authors: Akihiko Ikoma (Author), Toshiya Ebata (Author), Laurent Chantalat (Author), Kimitoshi Takemura (Author), Fabienne Mizzi (Author), Michel Poncet (Author), Didier LeClercq (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Three clinical studies were conducted to test a newly-developed app for smartwatches, which included an algorithm to measure nocturnal scratching using acceleration data. The first study in 5 patients with atopic dermatitis demonstrated high reliability of the app for measurement of scratching compa...