3D Pain Monitoring

The 3D pain monitoring product from Brunel University reduces the cost of caring for patients suffering significant pain whilst improving their overall quality of life. It does this by replacing the current 2 dimensional paper based pain indication methods during consultations with a system that records patients' self-reported pain profile over time, away from the clinic. The data collected by the patient is reviewed by clinicians remotely or very efficiently during their appointment. This reduces clinician/patient exposure time and increases the accuracy of determining prescription, saving significant costs and increasing the number of patients seen during clinics. Moreover, the product allows patients to become stakeholders in the management of their pain, reinforcing links between activities undertaken and medication intake and the nature and location of pain experienced.

• Remote management and monitoring of effectiveness of pain treatments
• Monitoring of effectiveness of drug treatments, e.g. palliative care, on patients
• Pain diaries, allowing for a better understanding of how pain varies in time
• Management of pain and painful conditions by patients
• Applications requiring a graphical depiction of body surface conditions, e.g. burns, rashes

Working prototype system developed and end user tested