Principal Investigator: Traci Kennedy, PhD
Funding Source: NIMH

What is LemurDx? LemurDx was created by a team of engineers, clinicians, and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and NuRelm to help identify elevated hyperactivity, a key feature of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. LemurDx uses information that smartwatches already collect – like movement, heart rate, location– and combines it with information about the child’s activity level. By putting all of this together, LemurDx can help researchers tell the difference between children with and without ADHD.

What is the purpose of the LemurDx Study? To find out if the LemurDx smartwatch app can help researchers tell whether a child with ADHD has taken their medication, based on the data collected from the watch in classroom, home, and everyday life settings.

Around 100 children, ages 6-11, and their caregivers will take part in this study. Each child must have a diagnosis of ADHD (hyperactive/impulsive or combined presentation), take stimulant ADHD medication, take medication “vacations” (e.g., skipping medication on certain days, like weekends or school breaks), and be willing to wear a smartwatch with the LemurDx app installed on it for a week.