US-based precision neurology software company Rune Labs has launched its new Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) solution, StrivePD-AI, as part of its StrivePD app.
The company is offering the new GenAI solution to enhance care management for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and their care support teams.
StrivePD-AI offers clinical reports that contain a monthly outlook of the disease progression, and personalised educational content to help patients, and clinicians improve and optimise care.
Rune said its GenAI algorithms combine Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet Large Language Model (LLM) with its in-house clinical guide rails and curated training content.
The multimodal data includes patient-reported outcomes such as symptoms or medication side effects, and activities recorded by Apple Fitness or logged on StrivePD.
The activities include walking, yoga, and stretching, and free text notes recorded by the patient, including blood pressure recordings, sleep logs, and mood changes.
Using the patient’s StrivePD data, the model generates information, such as common prescription practices, side effects, mitigation of falls, cognitive and sleeping symptoms, and educational materials.
Rune Labs CEO Brian Pepin said: “The unfortunate reality is there is a structural shortage of specialists who can treat Parkinson’s, and the problem is getting worse. Most Parkinson’s patients struggle to get adequate access to care.
“There is huge potential in GenAI and Large Language Models to address these challenges and empower patients to take more care into their own hands, assisting in making better use of data, correlating symptoms, and communicating complex information in a user-friendly manner.
“We’re building StrivePD as a best-in-class care companion for Parkinson’s, and these new clinical reports will help inform patients in between clinician visits with personalised insights and up-to-date symptom trends.”
StrivePD-AI generates a detailed, HIPAA-compliant clinical report each month, which is directly sent to the patient via email.
The clinical report uses a motivational framework to encourage patients to continue logging their experiences and informing their doctor about high-risk events such as falls or balance issues.
It includes a complete summary of notes, medication compliance, exercise logs, and symptom fluctuations to help guide discussions and compare during clinician appointments.
The report also offers personalised coaching content, including best practices for improving functional movements and maintaining mobility, and strategies to reduce falling risk.
It also recommends exercises to promote movements, faster movement initiation, and transitions from rigidity and slowness, along with tips for enhancing non-motor symptoms.
Rune started offering the StrivePD-AI reports to limited users for testing purposes earlier this year and is now expanding it to be generally available for all users.
Florida-based StrivePD user Kevin said: “StrivePD has been instrumental in allowing me to take a proactive approach to my care.
“These new reports provide me with information that is succinct, yet comprehensive that I can share with my healthcare team.”
Parkinson’s caregiver Dennis Tinley said: “As a caregiver, I get excited whenever new technologies emerge that can shed light on my wife’s Parkinson’s.
“These clinical reports provide us with a monthly summary of her well-being, allowing us to track her progress, assess the effectiveness of her medication, and share invaluable insights with our care team.”
