Altitude Balance - Datico Sport & Health

AirRoom altitude chambers from Altitude Balance now compatible with Datico® Live Control

In training science, in rehabilitation, and increasingly also in medical research, one factor is becoming ever more important: the controlled management of load under realistic conditions. Hypoxia training – that is, training under reduced oxygen availability – has long been more than a specialist topic for competitive sport.

Yet while training conditions are becoming ever more precisely controllable, one central challenge remains: the synchronization and consolidation of the data generated in the process. Different systems – from altitude chambers to training devices and wearables – deliver valuable information that, however, usually remains isolated.

This is precisely where the integration of the Altitude Balance systems into Datico® Live Control comes in. For the first time, it enables a time-synchronous, cross-system capture and consolidation of complex training and environmental data – live and under real conditions.

A concrete example of this is provided by a project at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, in which a demanding study design was implemented under the leadership of Hannelore Ehrenreich.

Technology in action: hypoxia training as a multidimensional data scenario

Altitude Balance develops specialized solutions for altitude training, in particular hypoxia chambers and mask systems that enable precise control of the oxygen concentration and thereby a physiologically effective simulation of altitude training.

In the project described, these systems were integrated into a complex training and measurement environment:

• AirRoom hypoxia chambers from Altitude Balance
• h/p/cosmos treadmill and ergometer from emotion Fitness inside the chamber
• Cognitive training system (Happyneuron)
• SpO₂ sensor technology for oxygen saturation
• Heart rate measurement via Polar H10

Several subjects trained simultaneously over extended periods under medical supervision inside the chamber – a scenario that places high demands both technically and in terms of data.

What changes through the integration

The decisive added value does not arise from the individual systems – but from their consolidation.

Via Datico® Live Control, all data sources are synchronized in real time and displayed together. This means:

• Environmental data of the hypoxia chamber (gas concentrations, simulated altitude, temperature, and humidity)
• Performance data of the training devices (treadmill and ergometer)
• Physiological data of the subjects (captured via various Bluetooth sensors)
• as well as cognitive training parameters from the Happyneuron system

are captured, visualized, and stored in a time-synchronized manner, precisely aligned with one another in time.

This creates, for the first time, a fully integrated picture of the training event – not as a downstream evaluation, but already live during execution.

Particularly in research and high-performance environments, this opens up entirely new possibilities for control, monitoring, and analysis.

Technical integration at a glance

The integration is carried out via Datico® Live Control as the central control and visualization layer:

1. Initialization of the training and measurement environment Integration of all systems (chamber, devices, sensors) and assignment to the respective training subjects.

2. Controlled execution of training under hypoxia conditions Parallel training of multiple subjects in one chamber with individually correct assignment of all measurement results.

3. Live data capture and synchronization Time-synchronous aggregation and live display of all data streams per subject with individual control options.

4. Visualization and evaluation in real time Shared time-synchronized display and evaluation of all parameters with the option of analysis and further processing in the Datico® LIFE HUB

From isolated systems to an integrated data platform

For manufacturers like Altitude Balance, the integration into Datico® Live Control represents a decisive step beyond the classic control of the altitude chamber.

While hypoxia systems are traditionally operated as standalone solutions, the integration opens up the possibility of embedding these systems into an overarching data and control concept.

At the same time, a connection to the Datico® LIFE HUB is created, through which further processing, analysis, evaluation, and of course also a transfer to scientific solutions such as SPSS, Matlab, or R, as well as an integration into clinical systems via standardized interfaces such as HL7, FHIR, DICOM, or GDT, become possible.

The actual added value, however, lies in the combination of the data:

• Linking of environmental parameters of the altitude chambers with performance data of the training devices
• Combination with vital data from wearables
• Integration of cognitive training data
• Supplementation through app-based feedback systems (Datico® Smart Forms)

This turns a hypoxia chamber not merely into a training device, but into an integral component of a comprehensive data platform.

Conclusion: live synchronization as the key for complex training and study scenarios

The integration of the Altitude Balance systems into Datico® Live Control demonstrates how complex training and research scenarios can, for the first time, be fully mapped digitally.

Through the time-synchronous consolidation of all relevant data, a new quality of analysis is created – and with it the basis for more precise control, more well-founded insights, and innovative fields of application.

Across the entire Datico® Data Value Chain – Data in Connection, Data in Context, Data in Communication and Data in Consistency – individual data becomes a solid basis for decisions: Better Data. Better Decisions. Better Outcomes.