Healthentia by Innovation Sprint, together with partners from the iHelp consortium, has contributed to groundbreaking research published in the Health Informatics Journal (SAGE, 2025). The paper, “Advanced Monitoring, Alerting and Feedback in Early Risk Mitigation for Pancreatic Cancer” , presents a novel digital system designed to support early risk mitigation in pancreatic cancer through personalized health interventions and intelligent patient monitoring. You can read the full publication here: https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582251387969
A New Paradigm in Digital Health
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases to detect and treat early. The iHelp platform—powered by Healthentia and other core components developed by Innovation Sprint—offers a new way to strengthen patient engagement and proactive care. The system enables healthcare professionals to design, monitor, and adapt personalized mitigation plans based on both clinical data and behavioral insights derived from wearables and self-reports.
How It Works
At the heart of this approach lies the Monitoring, Alerting, and Feedback (MA&F) subsystem of iHelp. This subsystem connects several advanced components:
- Monitoring & Alerting: Allows healthcare professionals to create tailored mitigation plans and continuously evaluate patients’ progress using real-world and self-reported data.
- Virtual Coach (Healthentia): Engages patients through personalized dialogues, feedback, and educational content designed to encourage healthy behaviors and adherence.
- Smart Profiler: Uses intelligent decision-making algorithms to select the most appropriate content and timing for each patient interaction, applying the Behavior Change Wheel model to promote lasting lifestyle change.
- Impact Evaluator: Analyzes the effects of different types of advice on patient behavior, helping healthcare providers fine-tune future interventions.
These elements work together to form a closed feedback loop—from data collection and analysis to patient engagement and outcome evaluation.
Evidence from Pilot Studies
The system was evaluated through multiple pilot studies across Europe focusing on cancer prevention and patient quality of life. Participants received over 600 pieces of personalized content across key lifestyle domains such as physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and stress. Results indicated increased adherence to action plans, improved quality of behavioral data, and enhanced engagement between patients and healthcare providers.
A Step Toward Predictive and Preventive Healthcare
By integrating AI-driven analytics, wearable data, and behavioral science, iHelp represents a major step toward a predictive, preventive, and participatory model of healthcare. For Innovation Sprint, this achievement underscores our commitment to advancing digital therapeutics and data-driven health management through platforms like Healthentia.
As healthcare continues its digital transformation, the collaboration behind iHelp demonstrates how multidisciplinary innovation can turn patient data into actionable insights—bridging the gap between clinical expertise and personalized patient empowerment.
