Apple Research Kit

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