GPS SmartSole® Used to Predict Wandering of Individuals with
Dementia
George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services
Completes Phase II of Machine Learning Wandering Prediction
Research
LOS ANGELES, CA. -- June 18, 2018 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire
-- GTX Corp (OTCBB:GTXO),
an IoT platform in the personal location wearable and wandering
assistive technology business, announced today that George Mason
University’s College of Health and Human Services has successfully
completed its Phase II machine learning wandering prediction
research. The recently published study1 explores
the possibility of using machine learning methods applied to data
from GPS trackers to create individualized models that describe
patterns of movement. These patterns can be used to predict
the typical locations of individuals with dementia and to detect
movements that do not follow regular patterns and may correspond to
wandering. This research has the potential to greatly help families
and caregivers quickly detect and stop episodes of wandering before
they can result in tragic incidents.
As part of a the GTX collaboration agreement with Mason, which
began in fall of 2016, the university
utilized the patented GPS SmartSole, GTX’s location-based
technology and data, in order to study wandering habits in elderly
people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and data from a sample of 338
GPS trackers were used during the trial.
“When individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia wander, it can be
dangerous and cause their loved ones great concern,”
said Janusz Wojtusiak, PhD, associate
professor and Director of Health Informatics at Mason’s College of
Health and Human Services. “As many as 60 percent of those
afflicted will wander and become lost at least once during the
progression of the disease, and until now there hasn’t been the
ability to predict the movements of these individuals as they are
wandering. We’re proud to take the lead on potentially finding a
long-sought solution to this puzzle.
This project would not have been possible
without the help from GTX that provided access to GPS data,
technology and valuable expertise and combined with our expertise
on intelligent systems and prediction, which in the future may very
much help save lives of those who wander.”
“Professor Wojtusiak’s team continues to advance his research
and has done a great job combining advanced machine learning
methods with our tracking and monitoring GPS wearable technology.
We believe ‘advanced machine learning and big data’ will play a
major role in finding solutions to complex problems such as
Alzheimer’s wandering,” stated Andrew Duncan, GTX Corp director of
business development.
“GTX has been at the forefront of wandering assistive and
recovery technology and, as a for-profit-for-purpose company, we
are committed to working with our partners to develop solutions
that will have a major impact on large sections of the aging
population,” stated Patrick Bertagna, GTX Corp CEO. “Professor
Wojtusiak’s research is very promising, 2 and
comes on the heels of this month’s issue of
AARP asking experts such as Steve Wozniak, Sanjay Gupta,
Dr. Oz and Professor Andy Carle,‘What’s
Next in technologies for seniors.’ Some of the
answers were shoes that diagnose, tracking your Health
through an App, data coming from your shoes and soles, and your
shoes may soon monitor your health.”
As the Mason team members continue to work on more advanced
predictive techniques, they have also submitted proposals for
additional funding to advance the research to uncover patterns of
movement that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease
progression.
“According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the number of people affected
will triple from 50 million to 152 million, with an estimated
annual cost of $818 billion. Many of those who wander will not even
realize they are lost or may hide from those searching for them. So
this is truly groundbreaking data that offers the potential to save
lives and dramatically reduce the costs of high-resource rescue
operations,” states Andrew Carle, Adjunct Professor and Founding
Director of the Program in Senior Housing Administration at
GMU.
The research will be made available to GTX Corp, which will
consider deploying the prediction algorithms into its backend
monitoring platform, adding another layer of technology and overall
value to the Company’s proprietary GPS tracking platform and
monitoring services. The Company is also developing a low cost
data-collection-only SmartSole that could be used in wide-scale
research programs.
The patented GPS SmartSole® is a
non-visible GPS tracking device designed to monitor the location of
people afflicted with cognitive memory disorders, such as
Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism and traumatic brain injury (TBI), who
have a tendency to get lost or wander, and for people at risk of
kidnapping, such as government employees, journalists
and high-level executives.
Resources:
- http://www.mli.gmu.edu/papers/2018/p18-1.pdf
- http://www.mli.gmu.edu/index.php/publications/
About George Mason University
George Mason University is Virginia's largest and most diverse
public research university. Located near Washington, D.C., Mason
enrolls 34,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. Mason
has grown rapidly over the last half-century and is recognized for
its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity and
commitment to accessibility. Learn more at http://www.gmu.edu.
About GTX Corp
GTX Corp (GTXO) is a pioneer in smart, mobile and wearable GPS
tracking and recovery location-based products, supported through a
proprietary IoT enterprise monitoring platform. GTX offers a global
end-to-end solution of hardware, software and connectivity. GTX
Corp develops two-way GPS tracking technologies, which seamlessly
integrate with consumer products and enterprise applications.
GTX Corp utilizes the latest in miniaturized, low power
consumption GPS, Cellular, RF and BLE technology, enabling
subscribers to track in real time the whereabouts of people or high
value assets through a complete end to end -- customizable
transceiver module, wireless connectivity gateway, smart phone
Apps, middleware, and IoT portal. Headquartered in Los Angeles,
California, GTX is known for its game-changing and
award-winning patented GPS
SmartSole® -- think Dr. Scholl’s meets LoJack,
the world’s first invisible wearable technology tracking device
created for those at risk of wandering due to Alzheimer’s,
dementia, autism and traumatic brain injury. GTX Corp’s business
model is built around technology innovation and holds over 85
patents, with many issued patents in the area of GPS tracking. The
company has international distributors servicing customers in over
35 countries and is a U.S. Military Government contractor. Other
customers include public health authorities and municipalities,
emergency and law enforcement, NGOs, private companies, public and
private senior care homes, and consumers.
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