Wow. Looks like there is a bug in the heart study app that resets the app to not enrolled if you switch to another watch. I am no longer enrolled in the heart study after being accepted last night, all simply because I switched watches today.
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Apple Heart Study
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And it is definitely a beta version.
On my other iPhone, I have three series 2 watches paired with it and the heart study app tells me I have no watches paired and the app needs a watch paired in order to work. I'm done.
I'm a bit bummed, both my wife and I signed up in the last week of December and now 4 weeks later still nothing. I get it is a medical study but I'd assumed Apple and Stanford were prepared for the scale knowing how many Apple Watches were out there. 1st world problems I know!
BaddAdvice
macrumors 6502a
I signed up the day it was announced and just was notified today that I'm now part of the study.
jwolf6589
macrumors 603
YatBob
macrumors 6502
24 minus any time showering, sometimes when I close all my rings I may take it off for a hour or so, but normally wear the Series 3 during the day and the Series 1 while sleeping
I wear it almost all the time 24 hour take it of some time when i do thing that i don't want to damage it
newellj
macrumors G3
hubieonekanubie
macrumors regular
newellj
macrumors G3
Interesting study - hugely detailed health and activity questions. I started filling it out and realized I need to gather some medical records first. They're actually online, so it's do-able, but the study's data probably isn't much good if you don't give them accurate background data.
Newtons Apple
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SRLMJ23
macrumors 68020
Nope, however, isn't that kind of a good thing? If the app detects any heart arrhythmia then you have the choice (which you should take) to do a free FaceTime consultation with one of the doctors that is part of the study.
Unless you just meant something like analysis of the contributions we give? That would be pretty cool.
Newtons Apple
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Nope, however, isn't that kind of a good thing? If the app detects any heart arrhythmia then you have the choice (which you should take) to do a free FaceTime consultation with one of the doctors that is part of the study.
Unless you just meant something like analysis of the contributions we give? That would be pretty cool.
I was hoping for anything.
I got in when it first started and mine lasted about two weeks and then I was dropped out of the program. I did not wear while sleeping so maybe that was the reason or they found me uninteresting.
newellj
macrumors G3
Negative. The other study linked somewhere above explicitly says that participants should not expect to any results or analysis.
As a tangent, I purchased the KardiaBand EKG band for the Apple Watch. Mostly I got normal or "unclassified" results (which I think in my case meant mostly that the EKG was normal but the heart rate was below the expected range). I did get one result that indicated "possible atrial fibrillation" so I sent it in for analysis (for a modest fee). Unfortunately, it came back basically saying that the EKG that was recorded was unreadable due to too much background noise (?). So - there are limits to what you can do in this area, even with a dedicated single-lead EKG, much less the Apple Watch alone as it exists today.
So, a week ago Friday, I got accepted into the study on my 7+. The next day, I switched watches like I do everyday and the study app reset, saying I had no watches paired and needed to pair a watch to be able to use the app. I had three series 3 watches paired.
On my 6S+, I have three series 2 watches paired and was accepted into the study today. So far I have three contributions. I even switched watches to to see what would happen and so far I am still in the study.
On my 6S+, I have three series 2 watches paired and was accepted into the study today. So far I have three contributions. I even switched watches to to see what would happen and so far I am still in the study.
BigMcGuire
macrumors G4
Just passed 400 contributions as of 48 days (last night). My wife was never accepted. I wear my watch all day, all night. No feedback.
I think at this point no feedback is good feedback. Probably the only people getting feedback are those with heart rate irregularities.
SRLMJ23
macrumors 68020
67 contributions on day 10, as of 3:42pm EST. I wear my watch from about 6:00am until about 1:00-2:00am, and sometimes even later. 4-5 hours is enough sleep for me. I do occasionally wake up a little later somedays and go to bed around 11:00pm or midnight.
Edit: 68 contributions now as of 4:12pm EST.
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That is the thing I do not understand and mentioned this in a prior post in this thread. Why would you want to get feedback? Per what the study says is only people who have a heart arrhythmia detected from the Apple Watch will get feedback and a free FaceTime conference with one of the doctors that are part of the study.
So, it makes no sense that people want feedback unless they are hoping to have heart disease.
I did say that I think it would be cool to get some feedback on how your participation in the study went and maybe get some sort of summary of how your contributions contributed etc...
Edit: 68 contributions now as of 4:12pm EST.
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That is the thing I do not understand and mentioned this in a prior post in this thread. Why would you want to get feedback? Per what the study says is only people who have a heart arrhythmia detected from the Apple Watch will get feedback and a free FaceTime conference with one of the doctors that are part of the study.
So, it makes no sense that people want feedback unless they are hoping to have heart disease.
I did say that I think it would be cool to get some feedback on how your participation in the study went and maybe get some sort of summary of how your contributions contributed etc...
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67 contributions on day 10, as of 3:42pm EST. I wear my watch from about 6:00am until about 1:00-2:00am, and sometimes even later. 4-5 hours is enough sleep for me. I do occasionally wake up a little later somedays and go to bed around 11:00pm or midnight.
Edit: 68 contributions now as of 4:12pm EST.
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That is the thing I do not understand and mentioned this in a prior post in this thread. Why would you want to get feedback? Per what the study says is only people who have a heart arrhythmia detected from the Apple Watch will get feedback and a free FaceTime conference with one of the doctors that are part of the study.
So, it makes no sense that people want feedback unless they are hoping to have heart disease.
I did say that I think it would be cool to get some feedback on how your participation in the study went and maybe get some sort of summary of how your contributions contributed etc...
I think the most we can hope for re feedback is some kind of summary of study results at the end of the study (probably in years). Since this is an online study with no personal interaction, it would be cool to get some kind of information or update about how study is going, but I doubt that will happen.