PROCYCLE: ELECTRONIC CALENDAR DATA COLLECTION DEVICE

PROCYCLE：电子日历数据采集设备

• 批准号: 6182431
• 负责人: RANDI S TRIANT
• 金额: $ 32.13万
• 依托单位: NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-02-01 至 2002-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6182431
• 关键词: bioengineering /biomedical engineering; clinical research; computer human interaction; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; data collection methodology /evaluation; data management; female; female reproductive system disorder diagnosis; human subject; menstrual cycle; personal log /diary; self help; time resolved data

The purpose of this Phase II proposal is to develop software for an electronic calendar to allow daily entry of episodic data concerning menstrual cycle related events, symptoms, and fertility indicators into a hand-held personal computer (H/PC). The software, called Procycle, will be designed for use in women's health, both in clinical and research settings. In Phase I, a limited electronic menstrual calendar prototype was developed and tested. During Phase II, a more detailed version will be developed and customized for two specific marketable applications - (1) fertility awareness, and (2) diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome. Features will include (1) detailed daily symptom lists and algorithms to capture clinical fertility indicators; (2) chart and graph generators for visual representation of the data; (3) customization procedure for various applications; (4) detailed, context-sensitive help screens; (4) built in reminders to enter and transmit data; and (5) encrypted, wireless data transmission. As demonstrated in Phase I, electronic calendars proved superior to paper calendars in dramatically reducing data management efforts and documentation of actual data entry times. Procycle is a viable alternative to the paper method of data collection in women's health studies and an excellent tool for clinicians and individual women for many applications. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: ProCycle can be used whenever collection of daily symptomatic occurrences are required. The possible markets for Procycle include universities, government agencies. the pharmaceutical industry, and the over 500 managed care insurers. Fertility studies are a primary application. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine lists over 15,000 practitioners specializing in fertility.

这项第二阶段建议的目的是开发一种电子日历软件，以便每天将与月经周期相关的事件、症状和生育指标的偶然数据输入手持个人计算机（H/PC）。这款名为Procycle的软件将被设计用于临床和研究环境中的女性健康。在第一阶段，开发和测试了一个有限的电子月经日历原型。在第二阶段，将为两个特定的市场应用开发和定制更详细的版本-(1)生育意识，(2)经前综合征的诊断。功能将包括(1)详细的日常症状列表和算法，以捕获临床生育指标；(2)用于可视化表示数据的图表和图形生成器；(3)各种应用的定制程序；(4)详细的、上下文敏感的帮助屏幕；(4)内置提醒输入和传输数据；(5)加密、无线数据传输。如第一阶段所示，电子日历被证明优于纸质日历，大大减少了数据管理工作和实际数据输入时间的文档记录。Procycle是妇女健康研究中收集数据的纸张方法的可行替代方法，也是临床医生和妇女个人的许多应用的优秀工具。建议的商业应用：ProCycle可以在需要收集日常症状时使用。Procycle的潜在市场包括大学、政府机构。制药行业，以及500多家管理式医疗保险公司。生育研究是一个主要的应用。美国生殖医学协会列出了15000多名专门从事生育的医生。