Health Research & Professional Solutions

Health research is an important part of Hexoskin's fabric. Since 2006, part of our mission is to build a community of professionals and researchers who use Hexoskin for connected health projects. Today thousands of professionals & researchers around the world are using the Hexoskin Connected Health Platform for Health research, Clinical development, First Response & Defense, Aeronautics & Space projects, Sports & Performance applications. Our user base is growing at a fast pace and uses Hexoskin in several Therapeutic Areas such as Cardiology, Respiratory, Neurology, Mental Disorders, and Pediatrics to name a few. 

The Hexoskin Connected Health Platform offers Body-Worn Sensors, Technology Solutions, and Data Analytics to support projects of any sizes.

Hexoskin offers the only clinically validated system that allows precise ECG cardiac monitoring with lung function and activity monitoring over the long-term. We offer a complete end-to-end solution for connected health and professional applications. Hexoskin is the industry-leading smart clothing clinically validated and used in over 80 scientific publications. Our patented products, software, and data analytics provide the communication tools to help doctors, nurses, and caregivers improve the standards of care for outpatients. Hexoskin is a cost-effective solution to reduce the frequency of patient travel to a care facility and to allow long-term remote monitoring of subjects in their daily activities.

Before you start planning your project, contact us to learn more about how Hexoskin can support you. You can also take a look at our Quick Start page and visit the Hexoskin Support Community. 

Download our Product Specifications for Hexoskin and Astroskin

Hexoskin Smart Shirts Specifications

Cardiac sensors

• ECG (1 channel, 256Hz)
• Heart Rate: 30-220 BPM, 1Hz
• QRS event detection: 4ms resolution
• RR intervals: 4ms resolution
• HRV analysis
• Quality assessment channels:
• Disconnection detection
• 50-60Hz noise detection
• Saturated ECG signal detection
• Movement artifact detection
• RRintervals reliability detection

Breathing sensors

• Breathing (2 channels, 128Hz)
• Breathing Rate: 3-80 BPM, 1Hz
• Tidal Volume (last inspiration), 80mL-10L, 1Hz
• Minute Ventilation, 2-150 L/min, 1Hz
• Inspiration and Expiration Events, 8ms resolution
• Quality assessment channels:
• Disconnection detection
• Noise detection
• Baseline change detection

Movement sensors

• Acceleration (3 channels, 64Hz, +/-16g range, 0.004g resolution)
• Activity level 1Hz (0.004g resolution, sensitivity > 0.027g)
• Step counting: 30-240 SPM, reported every step
• Cadence 1Hz (30-240 SPM)
• Energy expenditure estimate (kCal)

Hexoskin-Astroskin Connected Health Platforms

Scientific Publications

• Validation of Hexoskin Biometric Technology to Monitor Ventilatory Responses at Rest and during Exercise in COPD
  Abdellah, S.J. I et al. European Respiratory Journal, 50 (Supplement 61), PA1359, 2017
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• Remote vital signs monitoring using a mm-wave FMCW radar.
  Alizadeh, M. Master thesis of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, 2019.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Validation of a Wearable Biometric System's Ability to Monitor Heart Rate in Two Different Climates under Variable Physical Activities
  Al Sayed, C. et al. E-Health Telecommunications Systems and Networks, 6(2), 19-30, 2017.
  (Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Early Detection and Self-management of Long-term Conditions Using Wearable Technologies
  Baig, M.M. Master Thesis of School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, 2017.
  (Activity, Cardiology) Master Thesis
  
  
• Clinical Decision Support for Early Detection of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Wearable Technology.
  Baig, M.M. et al. Conference proceedings: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 4456-4459, 2018. (Cardiology, Activity) Abstract
  
  
• Evaluating a Potential Commercial Tool for Healthcare Application for People with Dementia
  Banerjee, T. et al. Kno.e.sis Publications, #1063, 2015.
  (Activity, Cardiology, Cognitive State, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Validating a Commercial Device for Continuous Activity Measurement in the Older Adult Population for Dementia Management
  Banerjee, T. et al. Smart Health, 5-6, P. 51-62, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Activity, Respiratory, Cognitive State, User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• Measuring Acceleration of a Trampoline Circus Act during Training and In-Show Using Wearable Technology
  Barker, L. et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(5S):763, #193, 2017.
  (Activity) Abstract
  
  
• Acceleration profile of an acrobatic act during training and shows using wearable technology
  Barker, L et al. Sports Biomechanics, 2018 (in press)
  (Activity) Abstract
  
  
• Prediction of Oxygen Uptake and Its Dynamics by Wearable Sensors During Activities of Dail Living
  Beltrame, T. Thesis of the Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 2016.
  (Activity, Respiratory) Thesis
  
  
• Aerobic System Analysis Based on Oxygen Uptake and Hip Acceleration during Random Over-Ground Walking Activities.
  Beltrame, T. et al. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and comparative Physiology, 312(1), p. R93-R100, 2017.
  (Activity) Abstract
  
  
• Prediction of Oxygen Uptake Dynamics by Machine Learning Analysis of Wearable Sensors during Activities of Daily Living
  Beltrame, T. et al. Scientific Reports. 7, p. 45738, 2017.
  (Activity) (Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Extracting Aerobic System Dynamics During Unsupervised Activities of Daily Living using Wearable Sensor Machine Learning Models.
  Beltrame, T. et al. Journal of Applied Physiology, (124)2, p. 473-481, 2018
  (Activity) (User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• Adaptive Eulerian Video Magnification Methods to Extract Heart Rate from Thermal Video
  Bennett, S.L. et al. IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA 2016), 2016.
  (Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Effect of Cardiac Coherence Training on Real-Life Stressors. 
  Bläsing, D. et al. 63rd Spring Congress of the Society for Ergonomics at the University of Applied Psychology, 2017.
  (German) (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Tracking Mental Workload by Multimodal Measurements During Minimally Invasive Surgery Training
  Chatty, L. et al. Surgical Endoscopy, 31: S137-S334, #P672, 2017
  (Cardiology, Stress) Abstract
  
  

• Physical Activity Classification using a Smart Textile.
  Cherif, N.H. et al. 2nd IEEE Life Sciences Conference, 2018.
  (Activity, User Experience) Abstract
  

• Physiological Data Validation of the Hexoskin Smart Textile
  Cherif, N.H. et al. Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2018), 1, p. 150-156, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• The Hexoskin® physiological monitoring shirt does not impair whole-body heat loss during exercise in hot-dry conditions. 
  D’Souza, A.W. et al. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism, 2018.
  (in press) (User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• Validity and reliability of the Hexoskin Wearable Biometric Vest during Maximal Aerobic Power Testing in Elite Cyclists.
  Elliott, C.A et al. Journal of Strenght and Conditioning Research, 2017 (in press). 
  (Activity, Respirastion, Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Fundamental study of a visceral pericardial osteopathic protocol on heart physiology.
  

  Fatisson, J. Master Thesis, of Collège d’Études Ostéopathique de Montréal, 2018. (French) (Cardiology) Abstract
  

• Assessing Physiological Function During a High-Altitude Hike using Real-time Monitoring
  Fox, N. et al. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise. 49(5S), p. 764, #197, 2017.
  (Activity, Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Acute Mental Stress and Surgical Performance
  Grantcharov, P.D et al. British Journal of Surgery Open, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Resonant Frequency Training in Elite sport: A Case Study Example
  Gross, M.J. et al. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 8(3), p. 173-183, 2017.
  (Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Control Mechanism Modeling of Human Cardiovascular-Respiratory System
  Gutta, S. et al. IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), 2015.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Sleep) Abstract
  
  
• Efficacity of a Smart Textile Shirt Developing a Sleep Health Screening Tool for Military Populations
  Harrison, E.M. et al. Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 38, p. 124, #0384, 2015.
  (Sleep, User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• Positive Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Physiological Stress Reactivity in Varsity Athletes
  Hunt, M.G. et al. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 12(1), 27-38, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Evaluating Physiological Signal Salience for Estimating Metabolic Energy Cost from Wearable Sensors
  Ingraham, K. A. et al. Journal of Applied Physiology, 126(3), 717-729, 2019.
  (Activity) Abstract 
  
  
• Evaluation of the Accuracy of Astroskin as a Behavioral Health Self-Monitoring System for Spaceflight
  Kumar, A. et al. NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), #20150021842, 2015.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, User Experience) Abstract
  
  

• The Association of Uncertainty Tolerance and Task Appraisal on Law Enforcement Student Stress and Performance
  Landry, C. Bachelor thesis of the Department of Psychology at the University of Regina, 2019.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Cognitive State, Stress) Thesis
  

• Aircraft deicing in open baskets: Study of the effects of activities on heart rate variability.
  Le Floch, T et al. 64th Work Science Congress FOM University of Economics & Management, Article 4.4, 2018.
  (Cardiac, Fatigue) Abstract

• Ergonomie du dégivrage aéronautique en nacelles ouvertes.
  Le Floch, T. Master thesis of the department of Mechanical Engineering at École de Technologie Supérieure, 2018 (French).
  (Cardiology, Fatigue) Master thesis
  
  
• Feasibility of the Hexoskin Biometric Shirt use in a focused Breathing Study.
  Lemoyne, Dillon. Conference Proceedings: Annual TLSAMP Research Conference, #1620, 2019.
  (Respiratory, Cognition) Abstract

• Physiological Responses and Parasympathetic Reactivation in Rescue Interventions: The Effect of the Breathing Apparatus.
  Marcel-Millet, P. et al. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. (12):2710-2722, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Activity, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• A Novel and Global Approach of ICU Ventilator Ergonomics. 
  L'Her, E. et al. Annals of Intensive Care, 7(Supplement 1):8, P.110, 2017.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• A New Global and Comprehensive Model for ICU Ventilator Performances Evaluation. 
  Marjanovic, N.S. et al. Annals of Intensive care , 7:68, p1-13, 2017.
  (Cardiology, Repiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  

•  Fit for Duty: Context and Correlates of Paramedic Health Status and Job
  McQuarrie, A. Doctoral thesis of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, 2019.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Activity, Stress, Validation) Thesis
  

• Fit for Duty: Shedding Light on Paramedics’ Health via Research Methodologies
  McQuarrie, A. Doctoral thesis of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, 2019. 
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Activity, Stress, Cognitive State, Fatigue) Thesis

• Context Aware Adaptable Approach for Fall Detection based on Smart Textile
  Mezghani, N. et al. IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI 2017), 2017.
  (Activity) Abstract

• Hexoskin Intelligent Textile Criterion Validity to Assess Cardiopulmonary Function in a Healthy Population. 
  Mouzoune, I. et al. 2nd Quebec Congress in Adaptation-Rehabilitation Research Abstract book, p. 78, #128, 2017 (French).
  (Cardiology, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Validité du critère du textile intelligent Hexoskin pour évaluer la fonction cardiorespiratoire chez une population en santé. 
  Mounzoune, I. Master thesis of the Department of Clinical Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 2018 (French).
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Activity) Master Thesis
  
  
• Tracking Team Mental Workload by Multimodal Measurements in The Operating Room.
  

  Omurtag, A. et al. Neuroergonomics 1st Edition - The Brain at Work and in Everyday Life, 2018. (Cardiology, Stress) Abstract

• A Prospective Study of Physician Biometric Measurements Using a Wearable Performance Tracking Device
  Parker, R. et al. International Pediatric Simulation Book of Abstracts (IPSSW2017), p. 225, PO 16-6, 2017.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• A Prospective Study of Biometric Parameters of Critical Care Practitioners during Simulation
  Parker et al. Critical Care Medicine, 46, number 1 (supplement), p.188, #411, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Reliability and Validity of the Hexoskin Wearable Body Metrics Telemetry Shirt
  Philips, M.B. et al. Journal of Sport and Human Performance, 5(2), 2017
  (Activity, Cardiology, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Mise au point et Validation d'un Algorithme pour Caractériser le Sommeil à l'aide du Vêtement Intelligent Hexoskin
  Pion-Massicotte, J. Master Thesis of Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, 2014 (French).
  (Activity, Cardiology, Respiratory, Sleep) Master Thesis
  
  
• Development and Validation of an Algorithm for the Study of Sleep using a Biometric Shirt in Young Healthy Adults
  Pion-Massicotte, J. et al. Journal of Sleep Research, 2018.
  (Sleep, Cardiology, Respiratory, Activity, User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• DoppleSleep A Contactless Unobtrusive Sleep Sensing System Using Short-Range Doppler Radar
  Rahman, T. et al. Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UniComp'15), p.39-50, 2015.
  (Activity, Cardiology, Respiratory, Sleep) Abstract
  
  
• Analyzing Physiologic Markers as Surrogates for Provider Stress & Distress for Participants in a Procedural Training Bootcamp.
  Redmond,  et al. Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 14(4), #201, 2019
  (Cardiac, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Training Related Risk Factors of Firefighters
  Salar et al. SAGE Journal - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 61(1), p. 1844-1847, 2017.
  (Activity, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Gait Analysis from Wearable Devices Using Image and Signal Processing
  Schneider, B.A. Master Thesis of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, 2017
  (Activity, User Experience) Master Thesis
  
  
• System Safety Analysis of the Opelika Fire Department's Crawling Simulator
  Sherman, A.R. Thesis of Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, 2015.
  (Activity, Respiratory, Stress) Thesis
  
  
• Biometric Stress Tracking and Analysis During Acute ICU Care Using a Novel Biosensing Garment
  Slamon, N. et al. Critical Care Medicine, 44, number 12 (supplement), p.358, #1131, 2016.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Analysis of Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability during Live Pediatric Intensive Care Activities. 
  Slamon, N. et al. Critical Care Medicicine, 46, number 1 (supplement), p. 103, #241, 2018.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• A prospective Pilot Study of the Biometrics of Critical Care Practitioners during Live Patient Care using a Wearable «Smart Shirt»
  Slamon, N. et al. Journal of Intensive and Critical Care, 4(2), p.10, 2018. (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• A Comparison of Pickleball and Walking, a Pilot Study
  Smith, M. et al. Official Journal of American College of Sports Medicine. 48(5S), p. 93-94, #356, 2016.
  (Activity, Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Physiological Features of the Internal Jugular Vein from B-Mode Ultrasound Imagery
  Smith, J.P. et al. ISVC: International Symposium on Visual Computing, 10073, p.312-319, 2016.
  (Activity, Cardiology, Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Laboratory Validation of Hexoskin Biometric Shirt at Rest, Submaximal Exercise, and Maximal Exercise While Riding a Stationary Bicycle.
  Smith, C. M. et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 61(4), 104-111, 2019.
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Activity) Abstract
  
  
• Comparison of Physiological Demands of Basketball Practice Sessions to a Pre-season Game
  Speckhard, A.D. et al. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercice. 49(5S), p. 622, #240, 2017.
  (Activity, Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Police Decision-Making - the Impact of choice on use-of-force decisions. 
  Summerfield, T.S.L. Master Thesis of Department of Psychology, University of Regina, 2017.
  (Cardiology) Master Thesis
  
  
• ADA - Automatic Detection of Alcohol Usage for Mobile Ambulatory Assessment
  Sun, P. et al. IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP), 2016.
  (Cardiology, Cognitive State, User Experience) Abstract
  
  
• Suitability of Smartshirt by Hexoskin to Monitor Heart Rate for Racket Sports
  Tan, D.Y.W. et al. International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (ICORAS 2017), 2017.
  (Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• MS-QI - A Modulation Spectrum -Based ECG Quality Index for Telehealth Applications.
  Tobon Vallejo, D. et al. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 63(8), p. 1613-22, 2016.
  (Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Continuous Monitoring of Respiration with the Hexoskin Smart Shirt to Detect Dynamic Hyperinflation in COPD Patients, the CHOPIN study.
  van Leuteren, R.W. Master Thesis of the Department of Pulmonology, University of Twente, 2016.
  (Respiratory, User Experience) Master Thesis
  
  
• Detecting Dynamic Hyperinflation in COPD Patients Using a Smart Shirt: A Pilot Study
  van Leuteren, R.W. et al. European Respiratory Journal (supplement 61), PA2214, 2017.
  (Respiratory) Abstract
  
  
• Predicting Cognitive States from Wearable Recordings of Autonomic Function
  Webster, E. et al. IBM Journal of Research and Development, 61, (2/3), p. 2:1-2:11, 2017.
  (Cognitive State) Abstract
  
  
• AMD Analysis of Mood Dysregulation.
  Wergeles, N.M. Master thesis of Department of Computer Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2016.
  (Cognitive State) Master Thesis
  
  
• The Psychology of Paragliding Flight at Moderate and Extreme Altitudes
  Wilkes et al. High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 19(1), p. 42-51, 2018
  (Cardiology, Respiratory, Stress) Abstract
  
  
• Heart Rate Variability Compared in a Trained and Untrained Population under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions
  Wilson, S.L. Thesis of the Department of Kinesiology, California State University, 2015.
  (Cardiology) Thesis
  
  
• Heart Rate Variability in Aerobically Trained Subjects vs. Untrained Subjects in Hypoxic and Normoxic Conditions
  Wilson, S.L. et al. Official Journal of American College of Sports Medicine. Vol 8, No. 5, #1137, 2016.
  (Cardiology) Abstract
  
  
• Investigation of relation between Sport's Motion and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Based on biometric parameters.
  Yiiong et al. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science & Engineering, #495, 2019.
  (Cardiac, Activity) Abstract
  
  
• Preliminary Investigation of Movement-Heart Rate Relationship Using Kinect-Based Badminton Performance Analysis
  Yong, T.H. et al. International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Sciences (ICORAS), 2017
  (Cardiology) Abstract