Xploro

Manchester, United Kingdom

Cancer

Xploro is a clinically validated Digital Therapeutics (DTx) application that uses augmented reality, gameplay and artificial intelligence to deliver health information to young patients, reducing the stress and anxiety associated with hospitalisation, improving health literacy and fostering better engagement with health services. Xploro consists of a mobile application for patients, a web application for parents and a management portal for clinicians. The Xploro mobile app uses 3D augmented reality interactive models, an artificially intelligent Avatar Guide and a series of multi-player games to introduce patients to hospital environments, staff and processes. A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research showed that children using Xploro demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in procedural anxiety as well as statistically significant increases in patient satisfaction and knowledge about procedures. We’re starting with children with cancer, but we’re aiming to build a health information platform for any patient, of any age, with any condition, anywhere in the world.