iPhone-based Real-time Data Solution for Drug Abuse and Other Medical Research

基于 iPhone 的药物滥用和其他医学研究实时数据解决方案

• 批准号: 7672825
• 负责人: XIAOWEI YANG
• 金额: $ 9.99万
• 依托单位: BAYESSOFT, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-15 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7672825
• 关键词: Area; Behavior; Behavioral; Biological Markers; Biomedical Research; Businesses; Car Phone; Case Report Form; Cellular Phone; Clinic; Communication Tools; Communications Media; Computers; Data; Data Analyses; Data Collection; Data Quality; Databases; Decision Making; Development; Drug abuse; Drug usage; Electronic Mail; Electronics; Feasibility Studies; Generations; Health; Interactive Communication; Internet; Measures; Medical; Medical Research; Methodology; Methods; Monitor; Participant; Patients; Phase; Physiological; Problem behavior; Process; Quality of life; Questionnaire Designs; Questionnaires; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Resources; Running; Safety; Services; Signal Transduction; Small Business Innovation Research Grant; Smoker; Solutions; System; Technology; Text; Time; Travel; Validity and Reliability; Wireless Technology; base; design; diaries; improved; interoperability; mange; microwave electromagnetic radiation; prototype; psychologic; research study; success; tool; tool development; treatment trial; wasting; web page; web site; wireless fidelity; wireless network

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The use of computers and Internet has greatly improved the capacity of medical data solutions, but there still exist problems when conducting drug abuse research. One major concern regards the capacity to collect data in real-time and within natural contexts, since drug use and health issues are sensitive topics. Another concern regards traditional data and project management that lacks enough options for interactive communications between people. It often takes time before information or data summaries are accessible to make decisions on safety or efficacy. As a solution based on wireless technologies, this SBIR Phase-I application aims to develop a prototype of iPhone-based Real-time Data Solution (iRDS) and study the feasibility of using mobile-phones for data collection, management, and analysis in medical research related to drug abuse and other behavioral problems. Taking up to 6 months, the following applications will be created using iPhone, Web, and database development tools. 1. Develop prototype applications for real-time data collection: (i) iCollect provides an iPhone interface for behavioral/psychological data-entry; (ii) uDesign running on the web server offers a tool for designing questionnaire with electronic forms; (c) vData manages medical data on the data server. 2. Develop prototype applications to dynamically mange and analyze data: (i) iAnalyze provides an iPhone interface for exploring, processing, and analyzing data; (ii) uAnalyze is the web app that conducts data analysis requiring heavy computations. 3. Develop prototype applications for project management: (i) iCom provides interactive communication tools between researchers and study participants via text message, email, and web-page; (ii) iAdm offers reminder and progress monitoring services over iPhone to help researchers exchange information and coordinate tasks quickly. Accomplishment of the above miniature iRDS system would (i) enable data collection in real-time within natural contexts, (ii) manage and analyze data quickly, and (iii) improve the efficiency of study administration. Ten smokers will be used to assess the reliability, validity, and other features of the iRDS system using standard behavior and quality of life questionnaires. Complete development of iRDS and related methodologies will be conducted in Phase-II, and the system will then be extended to accommodate other mobile-phones (e.g., RIM, Windows Mobiles, and Symbian cellular phones) for business purposes.

描述（申请人提供）：计算机和互联网的使用极大地提高了医疗数据解决方案的能力，但在进行药物滥用研究时仍然存在问题。由于吸毒和健康问题是敏感话题，因此一个主要问题是在自然环境下实时收集数据的能力。另一个问题是传统的数据和项目管理缺乏足够的选项来进行人与人之间的交互式通信。通常需要一段时间才能获得信息或数据摘要以做出安全性或有效性决策。作为基于无线技术的解决方案，该SBIR第一阶段应用旨在开发基于iPhone的实时数据解决方案（iRDS）原型，并研究使用手机进行医疗数据收集、管理和分析的可行性与药物滥用和其他行为问题有关的研究。将使用 iPhone、Web 和数据库开发工具创建以下应用程序，最多需要 6 个月的时间。 1. 开发实时数据收集的原型应用程序： (i) iCollect 提供用于行为/心理数据输入的 iPhone 界面； (ii) 运行在网络服务器上的uDesign提供了设计电子表格调查问卷的工具； (c) vData 管理数据服务器上的医疗数据。 2. 开发原型应用程序以动态管理和分析数据： (i) iAnalyze 提供用于探索、处理和分析数据的 iPhone 界面； (ii) uAnalyze 是一款进行需要大量计算的数据分析的网络应用程序。 3. 开发用于项目管理的原型应用程序： (i) iCom 通过短信、电子邮件和网页为研究人员和研究参与者提供交互式通信工具； (ii) iAdm 通过 iPhone 提供提醒和进度监控服务，帮助研究人员快速交换信息和协调任务。上述微型 iRDS 系统的完成将 (i) 实现在自然环境下实时数据收集，(ii) 快速管理和分析数据，以及 (iii) 提高研究管理的效率。将使用标准行为和生活质量问卷调查 10 名吸烟者来评估 iRDS 系统的可靠性、有效性和其他功能。 iRDS 和相关方法的完整开发将在第二阶段进行，然后该系统将扩展以适应其他移动电话（例如 RIM、Windows Mobile 和 Symbian 蜂窝电话）用于商业目的。