How to use the cloudUPDRS app

Getting Started

Preparation

Download and install the app

Depending on your device download the app from the appropriate app market.

Register on the system

cloudUPDRS is currently in testing and only available to selected participants.

You can register your interest to hear as soon as the app is released to the public.

Usability trial participants can download the app from Google Play.

Prepare for the tests

Before starting the test, please ensure that you are sat down comfortably in a chair with arms and with a table in front of you.

The time to complete all tests is aproximately 12-15 minutes.


Individual Tests

Short videos displaying the expected movements carried out during each test.

Kinetic Tremor of the Left Hand

Hold the phone tightly in your left hand and straighten out your left arm so it is in front of you at chest level and the palm is facing downwards. Then move the phone towards you until it touches the centre of your chest. Alternate between these two positions as quickly and accurately as possible for 30 seconds.

Kinetic Tremor of the Right Hand

Hold the phone tightly in your right hand and straighten out your left arm so it is in front of you at chest level and the palm is facing downwards. Then move the phone towards you until it touches the centre of your chest. Alternate between these two positions as quickly and accurately as possible for 30 seconds.

Postural Tremor of the Left Hand

old the phone in your left hand and hold it out in front of you at chest level, so your arm is straight out with your palm facing down. Hold it here for 30 seconds without moving. Do not try to suppress or encourage any shaking that happens.

Postural Tremor of the Right Hand

Hold the phone in your right hand and hold it out in front of you at chest level, so your arm is straight out with your palm facing down. Hold it here for 30 seconds without moving. Do not try to suppress or encourage any shaking that happens.

Resting Tremor of the Left Hand

Relax your hands on the arms of your chair if possible, or otherwise rest them in your lap with the palms facing up. Rest the phone in your left palm but do not grip onto it tightly for 30 seconds. Do not try to suppress or encourage any shaking that happens.

Resting Tremor of the Right Hand

Relax your hands on the arms of your chair if possible, or otherwise rest them in your lap with the palms facing up. Rest the phone in your right palm but do not grip onto it tightly for 30 seconds. Do not try to suppress or encourage any shaking that happens.

Pronation Supination of the Left Hand

Hold the phone tightly in your left hand with your arm straight out and palm facing down. Then keep turning the palm over so it faces up and then down alternately as quickly as possible. Please continue to do this for 30 seconds.

Pronation Supination of the Right Hand

Hold the phone tightly in your right hand with your arm straight out and palm facing down. Then keep turning the palm over so it faces up and then down alternately as quickly as possible. Please continue to do this for 30 seconds.

Left Leg Agility

Ensure you are sitting comfortably in a chair with both feet flat on the ground. Place the phone on top of your left leg and lightly steady it with your left hand, but don't grip it too tightly. Raise and stomp your left foot up and down as high and as quickly as you can for 30 seconds, taking care that the phone doesn't fall off.

Right Leg Agility

Ensure you are sitting comfortably in a chair with both feet flat on the ground. Place the phone on top of your right leg and lightly steady it with your right hand, but don't grip it too tightly. Raise and stomp your right foot up and down as high and as quickly as you can for 30 seconds, taking care that the phone doesn't fall off.

Resting Tremor of the Left Leg

Sit comfortably with your feet slightly apart and placed just in front of you. Put the phone onto the left thigh and lightly secure it with your left hand (but do not grip the phone). Do not try to suppress or encourage any shaking that happens for 30 seconds.

Resting Tremor of the Right Leg

Sit comfortably with your feet slightly apart and placed just in front of you. Put the phone onto the right thigh and lightly secure it with your right hand (but do not grip the phone). Do not try to suppress or encourage any shaking that happens for 30 seconds.

Finger Tapping, One Target, of the Left Hand

Place the phone down securely on a table and lightly secure it with the right hand. Using your left index (first) finger, tap the green circle as many times as you can in 60 seconds. We are measuring how quickly and accurately you can do this.

Finger Tapping, One Target, of the Right Hand

Place the phone down securely on a table and lightly secure it with the left hand. Using your right index (first) finger, tap the green circle as many times as you can in 60 seconds. We are measuring how quickly and accurately you can do this.

Finger Tapping, Two Targets, of the Left Hand

Place the phone down securely on a table and lightly secure it with the right hand. Using your left index (first) finger, alternately tap each green circle – first one, then the other - as many times as you can in 60 seconds. We are measuring how quickly and accurately you can do this.

Finger Tapping, Two Targets, of the Right Hand

Place the phone down securely on a table and lightly secure it with the left hand. Using your right index (first) finger, alternately tap each green circle – first one, then the other - as many times as you can in 60 seconds. We are measuring how quickly and accurately you can do this.

The Gait Test

Please stand up, you will need to have about 5 metres (equivalent to about 16 feet) of clear space without obstructions in which to walk for this test. Place the phone in your pocket or secure it to your hip, for example under a belt. Walk as quickly as you safely can for 5 metres, turn around and come back.

cloudUPDRS: Big Data Analytics for Parkinson’s Disease patient stratification is supported by Innovate UK (Project Number 102160).