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PAMSys Fall™

Objective fall monitoring during everyday life for clinical trials and research.

PAMSys Fall uses a single lightweight sensor to identify potential falls and record the activity and posture around each event. Continuous recording during wear gives study teams objective data to review alongside participant or caregiver reports.

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Supporting fall measurement in 12 Phase 1 to 3 drug trials

BioSensics reports use of PAMSys Fall in 12 Phase 1 to 3 drug trials, supporting fall-frequency measurement in neurological and neuromuscular disorders. The selected research below illustrates applications across several populations.

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A clearer view of falls between study visits

Falls can affect safety, mobility, and independence in people with neurological and neuromuscular disorders, making fall frequency an important outcome for research. Because events occur unpredictably between study visits, recall alone may leave gaps in the record. PAMSys Fall adds objective sensor data to participant and caregiver reports, helping study teams review potential events with their timing and movement context.

PAMSys Fall builds on BioSensics fall-detection technology used in more than 500,000 commercial medical alert devices, according to company deployment data. This commercial experience complements its use in clinical research.

What PAMSys Fall captures

PAMSys Fall identifies potential fall events and captures their movement context. Activity, posture, and walking measures help researchers study daily mobility and factors associated with falling.

  • Potential fall events

    Potential falls identified during wear, with timestamps and surrounding activity data to support event review.

  • Walking measures

    Walking bouts, step counts, cadence, bout duration, and variability in step duration.

  • Posture and transitions

    Time spent sitting, standing, walking, and lying down, plus sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions that help characterize daily mobility.

  • Wear adherence

    Estimated wear time and non-wear periods help study teams assess adherence and interpret gaps in the record.

Designed for monitoring in daily life

A lightweight wearable combines continuous recording with fall-detection technology used in research, helping study teams collect movement data between visits with minimal participant interaction.

  • Single lightweight sensor

    One lightweight wearable records movement continuously during wear, supporting fall detection and mobility assessment with minimal participant interaction.

  • Patented fall-detection technology

    Patented algorithms used in clinical research identify potential fall events for review alongside participant or caregiver reports.

  • Commercial deployment experience

    BioSensics reports more than 500,000 commercial medical alert devices using the underlying fall-detection technology.

  • Multilingual study workflows

    BioDigit Home supports participant and caregiver workflows in more than 20 languages for multinational studies.

  • Everyday movement context

    Collects movement data at home and in the community, adding context that may be missed during clinic visits.

  • Pairs with BioDigit Home

    Pair sensor data with BioDigit Home diaries to document fall circumstances and near-falls, with participant and caregiver reports labeled by source.

PAMSys Fall specifications

PAMSys Fall specifications
Specification Details
Form factor Single, lightweight wearable sensor
Sensors Three-axis accelerometer
Fall monitoring Patented algorithms identify potential falls during wear; mobility measures support research on factors associated with falling
Additional measures Physical activity, walking measures, posture, and postural transitions from the same sensor; outputs depend on the study configuration
Battery Up to 12 months, depending on device configuration and use; wireless charging availability depends on the selected model
Wear adherence Algorithm-derived estimates of wear time and non-wear periods to support adherence review
Fall context Fall circumstances and near-falls reported through BioDigit Home diaries, with participant and caregiver reports labeled by source
Monitoring mode Continuous recording during wear, with data transfer and review scheduled for the study
Languages BioDigit Home participant and caregiver workflows available in 20+ languages; availability depends on the study setup
Cloud integration BioDigit Cloud provides a centralized study portal with API access. Any contribution to the BioDigit Database research resource is governed separately by consent and data-use agreements
Regulatory and data protection CE marking under EU MDR 2017/745; ISO 13485 quality management. Applicable MHRA registration and HIPAA/GDPR requirements for study data handling are addressed during study setup

PAMSys Fall research and publications

Selected research on wearable monitoring of falls and mobility in neurological and neuromuscular disorders. Conference abstracts are identified separately from full research articles.

Connect fall monitoring with other study measures

Combine PAMSys Fall with other BioSensics sensors and digital assessments in a coordinated study workflow. BioDigit Cloud brings supported study data together in a central portal.

  • Activity monitoring

    PAMSys

    Wearable monitoring of body posture, postural transitions, and walking measures during daily life.

  • Upper-limb monitoring

    PAMSys ULM

    Wrist-worn monitoring of upper-limb activity and movement during everyday life.

  • Gait monitoring

    PAMSys Gait

    Ankle-worn monitoring of gait during daily life, with measures for individual strides and walking bouts.

  • At-home monitoring

    BioDigit Home

    At-home speech, video, cognitive, and participant-reported assessments, including questionnaires that add context to fall events.

Bring objective fall monitoring to your study

Talk with our team about combining PAMSys Fall recordings with participant reports to support fall monitoring in your study.

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