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Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realistic Examination Simulations of Obese Patients

Award Number: R44DK123905
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2024

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Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realistic Examination Simulations of Obese Patients - Project Summary/Abstract The proposed project focuses on creating a bariatric mannequin simulator to educate healthcare students on proper techniques specific and specialized to bariatric patient care. Significance: Obesity is one of the world’s most significant and growing health problems. More than 2 in 3 adults are overweight or have obesity and obese patients have a greater likelihood of requiring clinical intervention than those who are not overweight. As such, healthcare professionals must be prepared to care for bariatric patients. Unfortunately, only a few bariatric mannequins are available in the market today and those that do exist are used primarily for patient transfer training. Our proposed work is significant and innovative because it addresses the lack of appropriately proportioned, realistic, and respectful products to train health care providers in proper techniques for bariatric patient care and does so in an engaging, hands-on manner. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that creation of a realistic bariatric mannequin system will support enhanced learning interactions and increase knowledge transfer for clinical education in addressing the care of obese and overweight patients. In the Phase I effort a prototype system was successfully developed and analyzed. The pilot results of the technology demonstrated a high degree of positivity, exceptional enthusiasm, and all Phase I metrics of success were met or exceeded. Specific Aims: In Phase II the following aims are proposed: 1) Develop a complete, production-ready system, 2) Design a comprehensive suite of course and simulation curricula for use with the system 3) Validate the system utility through human subject testing and expert evaluation of the system.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$6,737 )
2024	2022	INNOVATIVE DESIGN LABS INC	861 E HENNEPIN AVE STE 450	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55414	HENNEPIN	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	3	8/20/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$6,737
														Subtotal = -$6,737

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $776,242 )
2022	2022	INNOVATIVE DESIGN LABS INC.	861 E HENNEPIN AVE STE 450	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55414	HENNEPIN	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	3	9/19/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2022	INNOVATIVE DESIGN LABS INC.	861 E HENNEPIN AVE STE 450	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55414	HENNEPIN	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	3	4/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$776,242
														Subtotal = $776,242

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $754,364 )
2021	2021	INNOVATIVE DESIGN LABS INC.	861 E HENNEPIN AVE STE 450	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55414	HENNEPIN	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	5/5/2021	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$754,364
														Subtotal = $754,364

Grand Total All Awards = $1,523,869

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Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realistic Examination Simulations of Obese Patients

Award Number: R44DK123905

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2024

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