Australia’s National Ageing Research Institute reported on August 13, 2025 on a community-care pilot with Community Vision and Essity Australasia, funded by ARIIA. It explored the feasibility and acceptability of TENA SmartCare technology for care-dependent older people living in the community. Staff confidence in continence management improved, but data were insufficient to determine effects on primary or secondary outcomes. NARI identified reliability, the support participants…
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s official news record, dated July 11, 2025, identifies a trial of smart diapers for adult patients. The stated aim is to help prevent skin conditions. The official public record confirms the trial announcement, but does not provide outcome data sufficient to assess effectiveness. Prevention is the trial’s aim, not an established result. WDO is recording this as a hospital trial announcement…
Obu City announced on December 17, 2024 a care-facility pilot of a urine-detection system developed by SUMINOE. The plan places a cloth sensor connected to a transmitter inside the diaper and compares its signals with actual urination records. The announcement scheduled tests at one facility for December 18 and 20, and at another for late January 2025. It also identifies attachment and removal procedures as…
Toi Labs published an announcement about Responsive Management Inc. planning a TrueLoo pilot across five Ontario care communities. The page is dated April 20, 2024, while the release text carries an April 5 dateline. WDO uses the page date for the source listing and preserves the difference here. The announcement concerns a planned pilot of toilet-based monitoring, not a completed five-site comparative study. It does…