Hello,
My name is Edward Wang. I’m a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Engineering at the University of Washington. I am part of a UW research team conducting a research project on blood constituent measurement on mobile phone. In particular, we are interested in obtaining blood constituent information including hemoglobin level, blood oxygenation level, blood perfusion, and pulse rate.
Testing consists of two type of tasks: measuring blood constituent using an off the shelf finger sensor Masimo Pronto-7 and placing your hand on a mobile phone inside a lighting controlled box, under 3 lighting conditions.. During each of the mobile phone tasks, we will take a photo plus a 30 second video while applying the on device flash on the mobile phone. The entire study will last around 30 minutes, including the pre/post-study briefing. You must be above 18 years of age to participate.
The goal of this research is to develop an algorithm to measure blood constituent using mobile phone with minimal extra hardware. This solution will make blood constituent monitoring a significantly easier task, which is essential for patients with chronic anemia or other hemalogic condition.
The study will take place in the UW CSE building from Oct 5-Oct 9. To ensure privacy, you will be given the opportunity to review your recordings and delete any sections you want.
If you choose to participate, you will be paid $10 as compensation for your time.
If you are interested in participating, or would like more information about the study, please contact us at ejaywang@uw.edu. Although we keep e-mails private, please note that we cannot ensure the confidentiality of information sent via e-mail.
Thank you for considering participation in our study.
Edward Wang
Ph.D. Student
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Washington