TrialWear- 2025 Project
The Project
Clinical trials provide essential treatment options when standard therapies are unavailable for children diagnosed with cancer each year and rural children often travel to specialized centers, requiring effective communication of trial-related safety information between researchers and local providers to ensure safe clinical care. Mishaps in communication, which are unfortunately common, can cost these children their lives.
TrialWear, a mobile smartpatch, enables effective communication by securely relaying safety details via QR code and tracking local care needs by GPS. The project is focused on enabling the development of TrialWear and its adjacent software TrialAware to a scalable, commercial version.
The Impact
Creation of a prototype which has successfully been reduced in size, making the smartpatch lighter and easier to wear and use of sustainable & biodegradable packaging and materials!
This team has received additional funding to deploy their smartpatch prototype in adult populations!
Meet the Team
Elizabeth Johnson Principal Investigator & Project Lead
Brianna Daniels (Community Engagement Lead), Noah Hedding (Electrical Engineering), Dr. Eric Sproles (Director, Geospatial Core Facility), Erich Schreier (Coordinator, Geospatial Core Facility), Lea Lisa Molnar (Mechanical Engineering), Dave Sauter (Business & Finance), Isbah Khan & Mia Smith (Design)
"Funding through ART has facilitated an immense leap in the technological advancement of TrialWear while simultaneously providing opportunity for disciplines to come together under a common goal of enabling clinical trial care, everywhere."
-Dr. Liz Johnson
