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Apple Research KitGene Leybzon, April 2015
Open source software developed by Apple
Application Framework
Serve as a foundation/template for iPhone applications used in medical research
What is it?
Collect user permissions
Access Health Kit data
Weight
Blood pressure
Glucose levels
Access Hardware Sensors
What’s inside?
iPhone 5
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6 Plus
iPod Touch (latest model)
iOS8 required
Supported platforms
SurveysInformed Consent
Active Tasks
Modules
Pre-built user interface
Developer need to specify questions and answer types
Localize questions (if support for multiple languages is desired)
Surveys
Customizable interface
Module to obtain participant's signature
Option to generate PDF with the signature
Different templates are available within the Research Kit
Informed Consent
iPhone Hardware Sensors that can be used with the Research Kit
• Barometer
• Three-axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• Magnetometer
Motor Activities
Accelerometer
Pedometer
Touch
Fitness
Accelerometer
Pedometer
Device Motion
Location
Heart Rate
Cognition
Spatial Memory Test
Voice
Phonation Test
Active Tasks
Consent and Activity Examples
Task Examples
Presents Consent Form
Presents several surveys and questioners
Activates phone sensors
Track health and symptoms of Parkinson's Disease (PD) progression: Dexterity
Balance
Gait
Uploads data to server
Parkinson App Deep Dive
Parkinson App
Parkinson App Demo
Parkinson App Demo 2
Parkinson App Demo3
Parkinson App Demo 4
Help medical researches create iPhone apps
Help to recruit participants
Help to present informed consent
Allow developers to create common tasks that work across several applications
Improve collaboration between developers/researches who use the same application framework
Promises of the Research Kit
Background data collector
Secure data uploader to the server
Task scheduler for participants
HIPAA compliant software
What Health Kit is NOT
Where to get more information?
https://www.apple.com/researchkit/
http://researchkit.github.io/
https://github.com/researchkit/researchkit