Award
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 5R01HL171295-03
Using Open-Source Technology to Measure Energy Expenditure and Sleep Among Children 3 to 8 Years Old
Recipient
University of South Carolina at Columbia
Award Amount
$707,223.00
Ceiling
$707,223.00
Awarded
April 17, 2026
Identifier
5R01HL171295-03
This NIH-funded project aims to validate an open-source wearable device for accurately measuring energy expenditure and sleep in young children, improving research tools for pediatric health studies.
Description
A research project to develop and validate the PATCH, a small, open-source wearable device to measure heart rate and acceleration among children aged 3 to 8 years, to estimate energy expenditure and sleep in both laboratory and free-living conditions.