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The objective of the study is to develop a methodology for gathering data on phalanges to be utilised in wearable technology research with the potential to assist Raynaud’s Phenomena (RP) sufferers. This paper gives an overview of a pilot study using a method developed from an existing medical practise called ‘cold challenge’, which is used in the clinical analysis of RP, and amended for data collection. Due to the alterations that differentiate the pilot study from the clinical exam, it is expected that adjustments will be required to the methodology before a full study is undertaken. The paper centres on the pilot study and the developments made through the analysis of the pilot study results for implementation in further research. The pilot study illustrates a method trialled in the early stages of R&D within PhD design research.
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This work is ongoing and funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), Porto, Portugal. The pilot study was conducted by myself, Isobel Taylor, PhD student in Design, with assistance from the volunteers who participated in the study. Special thanks to the participants, Prof Heitor Alvelos, Dr. John Pauling, and Dr. Kevin Howell.
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Taylor, I. (2017). Customising the Cold Challenge: Pilot Study of an Altered Raynaud’s Phenomena Assessment Method for Data Generation. In: Perego, P., Andreoni, G., Rizzo, G. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2016. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 192. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_15
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