Transforming Research with Digital Biomarkers and Real-Time Insights
By integrating digital biomarkers with our platform, we enable researchers to collect richer, more accurate data. Our platform helps make your research more effective, impactful, and world-leading.
What Are Digital Biomarkers?
Digital biomarkers are objective, measurable data points collected from wearable devices, sensors, or smartphones. These biomarkers provide real-time insights into a range of health and behavioural metrics, allowing researchers to gather more nuanced data without relying solely on self-reported information. Key digital biomarkers tracked by iyarn include:
- Heart Rate Variability (HRV): Insight into participants’ cardiac health and stress levels.
- Physical Activity: Data on steps, exercise levels, and recovery to study fitness and mobility.
- Sleep Patterns: Monitoring sleep quality, duration, and disturbances that may affect study outcomes.
- Blood Glucose Levels: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for studies related to diabetes and metabolic health.
- Oxygen Saturation (SpO2): Essential for monitoring respiratory health, especially for participants with chronic conditions like COPD.
- Neurological Insights: Analyzing speech and gait to monitor conditions such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Researchers can incorporate biomarkers like these into their study, selecting the ones that best align with their research goals. By integrating them into participant check-ins, iyarn provides real-time, accurate data that can be easily tracked and analysed to inform your research.
How Digital Biomarkers Enhance Research
Integrating digital biomarkers into your research offers several advantages:
- Increased Data Accuracy
Digital biomarkers offer objective, real-time measurements that reduce bias, providing researchers with a clearer, more reliable picture of participants’ behaviours, activities, and health metrics. - Real-Time Insights
Biomarkers enable researchers to continuously monitor participants, gaining up-to-date insights into their progress. This is invaluable for studies that require frequent or longitudinal data collection. - Holistic Participant Monitoring
Tracking a range of biomarkers allows for a more comprehensive view of participants’ health and wellbeing, which enhances the depth and scope of study findings. - Remote Data Collection
Wearable devices enable researchers to collect data remotely, eliminating the need for frequent in-person visits and offering greater flexibility in how data is gathered.
Supporting Longitudinal and Remote Research
iyarn’s platform is particularly effective for remote and longitudinal studies, where consistent participant engagement and reliable data are essential. By combining wearable data, real-time insights, and in-app support, researchers can monitor participants across different time periods and environments, all while maintaining a high level of data accuracy and engagement.
Overcoming Challenges in Research
At iyarn, we recognise the challenges researchers face in data collection and participant engagement. Our platform addresses these key obstacles:
- Data Privacy and Security: We prioritise robust data protection, ensuring compliance with industry standards like HIPAA to keep participant data secure.
- Participant Engagement and Retention: With real-time insights and tailored engagement tools, participants remain motivated and connected throughout the study, leading to higher retention rates.
- Integration Across Platforms: Fragmented data can hinder analysis, but iyarn integrates wearable data, real-time insights, and participant check-ins into one platform, making research workflows smoother and more efficient.
- Timely Support and Intervention: Through in-app resources, researchers can provide participants with immediate guidance, helping to resolve issues before they impact the study.
Looking to the Future of Research with iyarn
As research methods evolve, the need for more personalised, data-driven insights becomes even more critical. By combining the power of digital biomarkers with real-time insights, iyarn is helping researchers gather richer, more accurate data and ensuring that participants stay engaged throughout the study process.
We are continually refining our platform to provide researchers with the tools they need for success. If you’re interested in learning how iyarn can enhance your research and support your study goals, sign up for a demo today.
