It is crucial for the success of long-duration space missions to monitor health of astronauts. ProCVT is a remote health monitoring system developed by Probiometrics which tracks ECG, heart rate, respiration rate and temperature, plus the clinically validated measure of the parasympathetic nervous system known as Cardiac Vagal Tone (CVT).
Cardiac Vagal Tone has a long developmental history, born out of the medical need to assess the functioning of a person’s autonomic nervous system accurately, non-invasively and in real-time. The brain stem controls physiological outputs of the body which, up to now, have been impossible to quantify using traditional methods due to its location deep within the brain and skull.
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ProBiometrics Ltd is now fast-tracking development of the next generation data capture device, creating the world’s first sheet monitor “SmartSheet” capable of taking ECG and temperature from anyone lying on it, with no wearables, wires or patches required - a “Fit and Forget” device. It is a thin material sensor sheet which takes a perfect reading through a bedsheet and light clothing, from the moment you lie down.
These technologies, together with the future application of AI, will transform the monitoring and managing health and wellbeing.
Before the mission, the sheets will be used by each crew member for 5-7 days to collect baseline data. Then during the MDRS mission, the crew will place the "Smartsheet" under the normal bedsheets of their beds. They will be connected to internet and will collect and send the data every night. Afterwards, the data will be analysed to find tendencies and relationships between the stressful events occurred during the mission and the CVT measurements as well as other measurements.