Apollo Wearable with Smart Vibes

Abstract

The Apollo Wearable (and upcoming Apollo 2.0 on KickStarter) is a tool that may be worn on the wrist, ankle, waist or shirt collar to ship transcutaneous vibratory stimulation. The Apollo Neuro app (iOS and Android) permits customers to customise vibration settings and select from a menu of Apollo Vibes. Per the web site, the Apollo Fundamental has 8 fundamental vibes, tracks sleep, and improves sleep greater than half-hour. The Apollo SmartVibes membership reportedly provides premium vibes, improves sleep by over 60 minutes, and likewise affords Keep Asleep AI wakeup prevention, personalization, and Oura ring integration. There are 8 vibration modes that may be programmed for wherever from 5 minutes to an hour. A sleep-specific ‘Apollo SmartVibes AI’ proprietary mannequin will modify stimulation depth/frequency for a person based mostly on collected estimates of sleep and motion. The system is utilized in numerous trials registered in clinicaltrials.gov targeted on enhancing a spread of circumstances, inculding fatigue in systemic sclerosis and supplier burnout. One of many notable registered scientific trials was an business sponsored obervational cohort of 582 customers who additionally used an Oura Ring. This trial is the supply for a lot of the system claims, nonetheless it was withdrawn 7/9/24 and the preliminary outcomes are solely accessible on the corporate weblog. Most different trials are both but to be revealed, summary solely, or solely present outcomes on the corporate weblog.

Claimed Capabilities/Measurements

Apollo wearable is a shopper wellness system. Utilizing SmartVibes Sleep AI, accelerometry, and patented sound wave (vibration) expertise, the Apollo web site claims it tracks sleep, learns person sleep patterns to personalize Vibes, and delivers customized vibrations to scale back stress, induce rest, and go to sleep quicker. The web site claims it’s the first expertise to stop wake-ups earlier than they occur by offering soothing vibrations. They declare that over 8,000 customers have gained as much as 60 extra minutes of sleep every night time and important enhancements in falling asleep quicker, deep sleep, and REM sleep. Apollo claims to scale back stress and emotions of hysteria by 40% on common, improve focus and focus by as much as 25%, improve bodily restoration by 10% and HRV by 11% based mostly on accomplished or underway analysis.

Mechanism

It delivers 1 of 8 vibration patterns to your physique for wherever from 5-60 minutes, which reportedly promote advantages to enhance a sense of calm and sleep. Examples of stimulation patterns from revealed literature embrace 40 Hz modulated by 0.1Hz, 89 Hz modulated by 0.1 Hz, and 89 Hz modulated by 5 4 Hz. It has an accelerometer to watch sleep, wake, and motion.

Sensors

Accelerometer

Technical Concerns

The system generates a transcutaneous vibratory output. There are variable paratemers comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat or frequency, and a perceived depth. Extra data accessible of their patents at: https://apolloneuro.com/pages/patents?srsltid=AfmBOor2RdmUfp1ZPAKbIYw280R4DmQeawltahlHFjQ1W9Wl06IybYff

Publications

Quotation: Hallihan C, Siegle GJ. Impact of vibroacoustic stimulation on athletes recovering from train. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2022 Nov;122(11):2427-2435. doi: 10.1007/s00421-022-05026-x. Epub 2022 Aug 20. PMID: 35986760.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-022-05026-x

URL: https://hyperlink.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-022-05026-x

Business Help: No

Validation Research: No

Comparability Check(s): None

Research Abstract: Twenty-two athletes engaged in high-intensity pedaling train adopted by restoration part with vibration. Vibrations subjectively rated as probably the most calming had been related to elevated HF HRV, a marker of parasympathetic tone. EEG markers indicating subjective restoration didn’t display physiological change. Research was restricted by small pattern dimension, largely male (21 M: 1 F), and unblinded.

Quotation: Hammaker Ok, Hu H, Laffoon M, Freno LA, Lafyatis R, Park Y, Domsic RT. Affiliation of the Apollo Wearable With Fatigue, Raynaud Phenomenon, and High quality of Life in Sufferers With Systemic Sclerosis: A Pilot Research. J Rheumatol. 2025 Feb 1;52(2):158-164. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0551. PMID: 39617410.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0551

URL: https://www.jrheum.org/content material/52/2/158

Business Help: Sure

Validation Research: No

Comparability Check(s): None

Research Abstract: Twenty-five adults with systemic sclerosis wore the Apollo wearable for 4 weeks. Pre and submit questionnaries reported much less fatigue on the PROMIS-Fatigue scale after 4 weeks of use. This pilot research was open label and demonstrated feasibility of carrying the system and adhering to the study-related schedule.