Research that starts with the patient's day.
We partner with universities, hospitals and patient organisations to turn continuous, real-world health data into evidence.
Connected care for Australians living with MND.
MND affects each person differently, and needs change faster than clinic visits can track. Existing digital tools ask a lot of people living with MND and give too little back.
We are working with Australian research and community partners on a tool people living with MND will want to keep using. It is being designed with them, their families, carers and clinicians.
- Diagnosed every day
- 2
- Australians living with MND
- 2,752
- Average life expectancy
- 2 to 3 yrs
- Known cure
- None
Source: MND Australia.
From co-design to evidence.
Co-design with the people who will use it
Participants, families, carers and clinicians shape what is measured and what comes back to them.
Configure Thrive for the study
Researchers switch on only the measures they need. One band, at home, no extra devices.
Run it in the real world
Dashboards show each participant's baseline and any drift, with consented data export.
Validate and give back
Remote measures are tested against clinical ones, and findings go back to care and the community.
Where real-world data matters most.
We study how the body responds, adapts and declines over time, in homes, communities, care settings and high-performance programs.
Motor neurone disease
Connection and continuity between clinic visits.
Orthostatic hypotension
Blood pressure and heart rate response to standing.
Neuromuscular and skeletal
Movement, load and recovery over time.
Elite sports performance
Readiness and recovery for high-performance programs.
Remote care delivery
What clinicians need to see between visits.
Research and clinical collaboration.
- The University of Queensland
- Deakin University
- Griffith University
- Gold Coast University Hospital
- Queensland Health
Three ways to help.
Every option keeps people living with MND at the centre, and keeps charitable gifts separate from Optihealth.
Tax-deductibleGive to the research
Charitable gifts go directly to our research and community partners, both endorsed Deductible Gift Recipients. They receive the funds, issue receipts and report back to you. Direct your gift to the part of the project that matters to you.
Request the case for support
Thrive Support ProgramSponsor a band
A$660 puts a Thrive band, app and carer connection on the wrist of one person living with MND, at no cost to them. Businesses can sponsor a whole state cohort.
How sponsorship works
Health servicesPartner with us
Health services, clinicians and researchers can join as a site, refer participants or collaborate on follow-on studies.
Register interestPut a band on someone's wrist.
For businesses, clubs, workplaces and individuals who want to help people living with MND directly.
Sponsor a band
A$660Band, app, portal and carer loops for one participant.
Keep them connected
A$588 a yearContinues support after the study, so no one loses it when research ends.
Sponsor a state
A$26,400Bands for a full state cohort of 40 people.
Band drive
Any amountClubs, workplaces and schools pool funds towards bands.
How we keep it appropriate
- Sponsorship is paid to Optihealth. It is not a donation and is not tax-deductible as a gift.
- Our research partners allocate every band. Sponsors have no say in research or who takes part.
- Sponsors never receive participant names or health data.
- Participants keep their band.
- Every sponsorship is confirmed in a short written agreement.
Built for studies, not just consumers.
Researcher-selected features
Each study switches on only the measures it needs.
Australian health data rules
Consent and data handling designed for Australian requirements.
Dashboards and clean export
Cohort views for study teams and consented export for analysis.
One Australian team
Hardware, firmware, app and participant support from the people who built them.
Request the case for support.
Project details, funding options and gift recognition are shared privately. Tell us who you are and we will send the case for support and introduce you to the project leads.
Charitable gifts go to our research and community partners, not to Optihealth.
Have a study in mind?
Tell us the question. We'll scope the measures, devices and support.