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The Importance of Patient-focused Drug Development

Clinical benefit is a positive effect on how the patient feels, functions, and survives. For study teams to demonstrate clinically meaningful effect(s) of a therapeutic intervention, it's critical to understand how a patient is impacted by a condition to define relevant concepts of interest and select appropriate measures for clinical trial endpoints.

Therapeutic Area Indication Most Significant Symptoms Reported by Patients Meaningful Aspects of Health Candidate Digital Measures Digital Measures Report
Neurology Parkinson's Disease
  • Motor Symptoms
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Cardinal Symptoms
  • Sleep 
  • Bradykinesia Score
  • Dyskinesia Score
  • Percent Time Tremor
  • Wake after sleep onset
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Cardiology Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
  • Shortness of Breath or Trouble Breathing
  • Exercise Intolerance
  • Lightheadedness, Dizziness, Fainting
  • Arrhythmias / Heart Palpitations
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Vital Signs
  • Non-sedentary time 
  • Walking bouts 
  • Walking speed
  • Arrhythmia burden
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Dermatology Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
  • Itchiness
  • Red, Inflamed Skin
  • Pain
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Scratch 
  • Sleep
  • Wake after sleep onset
  • Total scratch time
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Respirology Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
  • Coughing
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Fatigue
  • Physical Activity
  • Cough
  • Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  • Non-sedentary time
  • Step count
  • Cough
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Respirology Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
  • Fatigue and Daytime Sleepiness
  • Unrefreshing Sleep
  • Cognitive Issues
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep 
  • Vital Signs
  • Non-sedentary time 
  • Wake after sleep onset
  • Night time oxygen saturation
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Cardiology Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Fatigue
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  • Non-sedentary time
  • Walking bouts 
  • Walking speed
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Dermatology Psoriasis
  • Itching
  • Flaking or Scaling Skin
  • Dry, Cracked Skin that may bleed
  • Stinging, Burning, and/or Pain
  • Scratch 
  • Sleep
  • Physical Activity
  • Wake after sleep onset
  • Total scratch time
  • Step count
  • Non-sedentary time
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Neurology Narcolepsy
  • Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
  • Cataplexy
  • Sleep Dysfunction
  • Cognitive Effects and Automatic Behaviors
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Vital Signs
  • Non-sedentary time 
  • Wake after sleep onset
  • Daytime immobility bouts
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Respirology Asthma
  • Shortness of Breath or Trouble Breathing
  • Frequent Coughing
  • Chest Tightness
  • Mood changes
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Cough
  • Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  • Non-sedentary time
  • Step count
  • Wake after sleep onset
  • Cough
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Rheumatology Osteoarthritis (OA)
  • Pain and Tenderness
  • Stiffness
  • Functional Limitations and Impaired Mobility
  • Fatigue and Sleep Disturbances
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  • Non-sedentary time
  • Step count
  • Walking bouts
  • Walking speed
  • Wake after sleep onset
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Oncology Cancer Cachexia
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Fatigue/Feelings of Tiredness
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Severe Weight Loss
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Walking bouts 
  • Walking speed
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Neurology Myotonic Dystrophy (DM)
  • Muscle Weakness and Myotonia
  • Fatigue
  • Pain
  • Heart Problems
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Sleep
  • Vital Signs
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Walking Bouts
  • Walking Speed / Cadence
  • Wrist 6 Minute Peak Activity
  • Specific Wrist Movement Metrics
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Arrhythmia Burden
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Neurology Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle Weakness and Loss of Mobility
  • Breathing Difficulties
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Walking Bouts 
  • Walking Speed
  • Wrist 6 Minute Peak Activity 
  • Specific Wrist Movement Metrics
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Neurology Kennedy’s Disease (KD) / Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA)
  • Muscle Weakness and Cramping
  • Fatigue
  • Breathing Difficulties
  • Balance Issues
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility 
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Walking Bouts 
  • Walking Speed / Cadence
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Neurology Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Muscle Weakness and Fatigue
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Difficulty Sleeping
  • Speech Problems
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility 
  • Sleep 
  • Speech
  • 6 Minute Peak Activity
  • Walking Bouts 
  • Walking Speed / Cadence
  • Step Counts
  • Specific Wrist Movement Metrics
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Neurology Huntington's Disease
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Chorea and other Motor Symptoms
  • Depression or Anxiety
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Chorea
  • Sleep
  • Total Activity Counts
  • Walking Bouts
  • Walking Speed / Cadence
  • Step Counts
  • Wrist Activity Counts
  • Dyskinesia Score
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Neurology Sarcopenia
  • Muscle Loss, Muscle Weakness, Frailty
  • Balance Problems and Falling
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle Pain
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Sleep 
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Walking bouts 
  • Walking speed
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Rheumatology Systemic Sclerosis
  • Painful cold sensitivity
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Contractures and Calcinosis of Digits
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep 
  • Non-sedentary time 
  • Wake after sleep onset
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Rheumatology Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
  • Muscle Weakness and Atrophy
  • Dysphagia
  • Fatigue
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step count
  • Walking speed
  • Wake after sleep onset
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hematology Hemophilia
  • Joint Damage and Pain
  • Bleeding
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Walking Bouts
  • Walking Speed
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Metabolic and Endocrinology Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
  • Fatigue / Low Energy
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Walking bouts 

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Oncology Lung Cancer
  • Fatigue
  • Breathing Difficulties and Shortness of Breath
  • Chronic Pain
  • Persistent Cough
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Cough
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Cough Frequency
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Oncology Breast Cancer
  • Fatigue and weakness
  • Pain
  • Depression or Anxiety
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
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Oncology Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
  • Fatigue
  • Bone / Pelvic Pain
  • Depression or Anxiety
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Sleep
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Walking Bouts
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
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Oncology Xerostomia
  • Eating Challenges
  • Fatigue and Sleep Disruption
  • Sleep
  • Cough
  • Total Sleep Time
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Cough Frequency
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Oncology Reducing Cardiac Late Effects in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Exercise Intolerance
  • Fatigue
  • Physical Activity
  • Gait and Mobility
  • Vital Signs
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Step Count
  • Walking Bouts
  • Arrhythmia Burden
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Respirology Cystic Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Exacerbations/Infections
  • Excessive Cough
  • Gastrointestinal Symptoms
  • Fatigue
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Cough
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Cough Frequency
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Respirology Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Infection
  • Coughing
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Cough
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Cough Frequency
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Dermatology Primary Biliary Cholangitis
  • Fatigue
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Itchy Skin (Pruritus)
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Nocturnal Scratch
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Total Sleep Time
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Total Scratching Time
  • Scratch Counts / Frequency
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Dermatology Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Fatigue
  • Itching (Pruritus)
  • Pain
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Nocturnal Scratch
  • Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
  • Non-Sedentary Time
  • Total Sleep Time
  • Wake After Sleep Onset
  • Total Scratching Time
  • Scratch Counts / Frequency
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White Papers and eBooks

Explore how ActiGraph's Digital Health Technologies are reshaping healthcare. Discover the valuable insights of ActiGraph's subject matter experts through our collection of White Papers and eBooks, and revolutionize the ability to remotely obtain and analyze real-world data.

White Paper
Crossing the Chasm: Real-World Value Realized from DHTs in Clinical Trials

Here, we’ve collected 4 real-world examples of clinical trials that incorporated DHTs. We assess the aspect of clinic...

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White Paper
Maximize Your R&D Investment in DHTs Through the Collection and Retention of Raw Sensor Data

Sensor-based digital health technologies (DHTs) have revolutionized the ability to remotely obtain and analyze clinic...

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White Paper
What Does the New FDA DHT Guidance Mean? A Practical Guide for Sponsors

In December 2021, the FDA released its first guidance specific to the use of digital health technologies (DHTs).

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Maximize Your R&D Investment in DHTs Through the Collection and Retention of Raw Sensor Data
June 26, 2022
Sensor-based digital health technologies (DHTs) have revolutionized the ability to remotely obtain and analyze clinically relevant information from clinical trial participants. Through ActiGraph’s 20 years of experience supporting clinical research, we’ve learned that a key factor of success when using DHTs for clinical ...
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What Does the New FDA DHT Guidance Mean? A Practical Guide for Sponsors
June 9, 2022
In December 2021, the FDA released its first guidance specific to the use of digital health technologies (DHTs). This marked an important milestone, signifying willingness from regulators to adopt new digital clinical measurements. In this ActiGraph white paper, we've synthesized the FDA's guidance into a practical, actionable ...
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Objective Scratch Assessments Using Digital Health Technologies (DHTs)
May 16, 2022
Scratching an itch can result in further problems such as inflammation and lesions that, in turn, cause more itch. Often leading to a vicious scratch-itch cycle, the compulsion to scratch negatively affects the quality of life of millions of people.
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Understanding Usability: Guidance for Gathering Complete, Unbiased Data from Wearables
April 21, 2022
Usability is critical to wearable-enabled clinical trials, which is why the FDA calls usability testing a “critical component” of deploying digital technologies. When approaching usability, multiple characteristics need to be taken into consideration for each stakeholder, starting with participants who interact directly with the device.
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How Actigraphy is Clearing Operational Barriers to Decentralized Trials
March 10, 2022
In this ActiGraph white paper, we cover the operational challenges of DCTs and how actigraphy is being used to clear those barriers.
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A Guide to Wearable-Enabled Digital Clinical Measures in Neuroscience eBook
February 4, 2022
Neurological diseases are inherently complex, and drug development in neurology is notoriously challenging. The imprecision of both disease diagnosis and symptom monitoring presents additional hurdles for clinical development.
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Reimagining Oncology Clinical Trials with Digital Biomarkers
December 6, 2021
Health metrics enabled by wearables are a huge untapped opportunity in oncology clinical trials. In this paper, we look at the perceived barriers to the adoption of wearables—and the major benefits that await sponsors that overcome them.
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Measuring Real-World Sleep with Actigraphy: Three ActiGraph Use Cases
December 2, 2021
In this white paper, we present three use cases for collecting actigraphy-derived sleep measures during an interventional clinical trial.
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Clinical Data Capture eBook
June 9, 2022
As the capabilities of wearable technologies continue to advance and the decentralization of clinical trials has become a mission-critical objective for many sponsor organizations, conventional methods of data collection must evolve to meet this changing industry landscape.
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How Future Proof Is Your Digital Biomarker Data? Considerations for maximizing the long-term value of wearable sensor data
March 8, 2021
When evaluating wearable motion-sensing technologies for clinical research, there are a myriad of factors to consider, including battery life, storage capacity, data access, validation, patient acceptance, privacy, and regulatory clearance, to name a few.
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Actigraphy Monitoring Wearables in Clinical Trials: Overcoming Barriers to Adoption & Strategies for Successful Technology Implementation
March 13, 2018
In this white paper, ActiGraph experts discuss several common perceived barriers to actigraphy adoption and identify strategies to help sponsors develop a successful technology implementation plan and navigate the common challenges that can derail any mHealth data collection initiative, including: Data quality and meaningful interpretation Adoption costs and uncertain ROI ...
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Scaling and Correcting Accelerometer Data Affected by 16CPAN03
November 8, 2016
In March of 2016, ActiGraph identified an issue that caused a data anomaly (raw data attenuation) on wGT3X-BT activity monitor units shipped between November 7, 2013 and March 24, 2014 which had collected data with firmware versions 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.5.0, 1.6.0 or 1.7.0. In order to minimize the impact on academic publications which rely on data from these units, ...
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ActiGraph White Paper: IMU Data
May 5, 2015
ActiGraph has recently released the ActiGraph GT9X Link, which contains an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The IMU sensors and data output units of measure are listed in Table 1 below.
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ActiGraph White Paper: Accelerometer Technologies, Specifications, and Limitations
August 1, 2013
Technology advances and manufacturing efficiency improvements have drastically increased the options and flexibility available to users of accelerometer-based products. These advancements have led to confusion among activity monitor users, and many have been led to believe that device output normalization is an obvious and easy step. In truth, there are ...
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ActiGraph White Paper: Low Frequency Extension Filter
January 25, 2012
ActiGraph's new low frequency extension filter option now allows users to capture data previously unavailable. By adjusting filter criteria to allow more data to be retained in low activity and/or low frequency environments, elderly or other slow moving subjects can be studied. This filter significantly improves response to both ...
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ActiGraph White Paper: Actigraphy Sleep Scoring Algorithms
August 26, 2010
At present there are two algorithms that are primarily used to perform sleep scoring on actigraphy data captured by ActiGraph devices. These are the Cole-Kripke1 algorithm and the Sadeh2 algorithm.
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ActiGraph White Paper: Estimating Human Position with the ActiGraph GT3X Triaxial Activity Monitor
March 13, 2009
With the introduction of 3-axis accelerometers, it is now possible to expand beyond gross measurement of physical activity and classify activity types. The ActiGraph GT3X Triaxial Activity Monitor takes a first step in this direction with an inclinometer feature that indicates whether a subject is standing, sitting or lying ...
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ActiGraph White Paper: What is a Count?
May 19, 2008
ActiGraph routinely fields questions and inquiries regarding the definition of a ‘count’, the unit of measure for activity for ActiGraph’s monitors. Users are concerned about the ambiguity of this term and how it relates to the physical world. Although the origin of the term ‘count’ is unknown in its ...
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Recent On-Demand Webinars

Watch previously recorded webinar discussions with industry leaders, who share their expertise in digital health technologies.

November 1, 2023
LEAP Into the Future of Patient-Centered Research: Introducing the Latest Innovation in Wearable Technology

Watch this exclusive webinar as we unveil the ActiGraph LEAP™, our latest innovation in wearable digital health techn...

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August 29, 2023
Advancing Heart Failure Research with Digital Measures

This 1-hour webinar explores how sensor-based digital health technologies (DHTs) can be used to collect clinically me...

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April 1, 2023
Accelerating Rare Disease Drug Development with Wearable Digital Health Technologies

More than 90% of rare diseases do not have any treatment, representing a substantial unmet need for patients.

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Recent Webinars
Watch previously recorded webinar discussions with industry leaders, who share their expertise in digital health technologies.
All Webinars
LEAP into the Future of Patient-Centered Research: Introducing the Latest Innovation in Wearable Technology
November 1, 2023
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Advancing Heart Failure Research with Digital Measures
August 29, 2023
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Accelerating Rare Disease Drug Development with Wearable Digital Health Technologies
April 26, 2023
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ActiGraph News

Checkout the latest press releases, updates and videos.

clinical research
ActiGraph and ZEPHYRx Announce Partnership Expanding Remote Monitoring in Respiratory Trials
PENSACOLA, FL, May 15, 2025 - ActiGraph, a leading provider of wearable technology and scientific services for clinical ...
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decentralized clinical trials
ActiGraph and Xincere Partner to Advance the Adoption of DHTs
PENSACOLA, FL, April 9, 2025 -ActiGraph, a leading provider of wearable technology and scientific services for clinical ...
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digital clinical measures
ActiGraph Accelerates Clinical Trial Modernization with Transformational Acquisition of Biofourmis Life Science Business
PENSACOLA, FL, January 7, 2025 -ActiGraph, the global leader in wearable digital health technology for clinical research...
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ActiGraph Blog

Check out the latest industry focused articles.

wear compliance
Case Study: Evaluating and Selecting Digital Measures in Large-Scale Population Studies
Sensor-based DHTs offer a new opportunity to collect data for novel outcome measures in public health research in an obj...
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sleep
Now Available: Digital Measurement of Nocturnal Scratch in Atopic Dermatitis
One of the most significant challenges in managing atopic dermatitis (AD) is the lack of objective measures to evaluate ...
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sleep
ActiGraph Chosen to Support Wearable Data Collection for NHANES 2027 Cohort
ActiGraph, the leading provider of wearable digital health solutions, is excited to share that we have been selected by ...
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