Developing A Mobile Application To Monitor Physiological Arousal And Facilitate Psychotherapy

Sources Sought Notice Solicitation Number Nimh21003473 Title Developing A Mobile Application To Monitor Physiological Arousal And Facilitate Psychotherapy Classification Code 70 Adp Equipment Software Supplies And Support Equipment Naics Code 541611 Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services This Is A Sources Sought Notice This Is Not A Solicitation For Proposals Proposal Abstracts Or Quotations The Purpose Of This Notice Is To Obtain Information Regarding The Availability And Capability Of All Qualified Sources To Perform A Potential Requirement This Notice Is Issued To Help Determine The Availability Of Qualified Companies Technically Capable Of Meeting The Government Requirement And To Determine The Method Of Acquisition It Is Not To Be Construed As A Commitment By The Government To Issue A Solicitation Or Ultimately Award A Contract Responses Will Not Be Considered As Proposals Or Quotes No Award Will Be Made As A Result Of This Notice The Government Will Not Be Responsible For Any Costs Incurred By The Respondents To This Notice This Notice Is Strictly For Research And Information Purposes Only Background The National Institute Of Mental Health Nimh Utilizes Basic And Clinical Research To Transform The Understanding And Treatment Of Mental Illnesses Across The Lifespan Paving The Way For Prevention Recovery And Cure The Neuroscience And Novel Therapeutics Unit Nnt Within The Nimh Embodies This Goal By Leveraging Neuroscience To Identify Treatment Targets And Mechanisms Subsequently Utilizing These Targets To Develop Brain Based Treatments For Children With Serious Psychiatric Disorders In Alignment With These Mission Statements The Proposed Enhancements To The Current Mobile Application Track It Mobile App Will Allow For The Acquisition Of New Forms Of Patient Data Such As Heart Rate And Heart Rate Variability To Be Integrated With Current App Functions Including A Mobile Game Aiming To Measure Behavioral Response Inhibition And Patient Rated Assessments To Measure Clinical Symptoms In Vivo These Changes Will Ameliorate The Shortcomings Of Prior Technologies By Greatly Enhancing The Portability Of Ambulatory Heart Rate Monitoring During App Based Tasks Thus Generating Physiological Data With Greater Relevance To The Types Of Environmental Demands Patients Encounter Both In The Clinic And Daily Life The Vendor Will Update The Current Mobile App To Integrate Apple Healthkit Heart Monitoring Capabilities Which Will Allow For The Synchronization Of Data Collection Across Behavioral Patient Report And Physiological Measures The Vendor Will Also Oversee Data Collection And Management Develop And Automate Analytics Models And Troubleshoot Any Issues That Arise Within The Scope Of The Mobile App Interface And Data Collection Processes Purpose The Purpose Of This Project Is To Develop A New Mobile Application In Order To Monitor Peripheral Markers Of Arousal Such As Heart Rate And Heart Rate Variability Using An Apple Watch And Related Smart Phone Technology The Data Will Monitor Peripheral Markers Of Arousal Using Apple S Healthkit A Repository Designed For Storing Health Related Data E G Activity Body Measurements Collected From Other Apps While The Apple Watch And Iphone Each Have Its Own Healthkit Data Is Synced Between The Two Devices So That Apple Watch Specific Features E G Heart Rate Can Be Accessed On The Paired Smartphone Therefore By Implementing Both Devices Researchers Can Seamlessly Collect And Store Real Time Heart Rate And Heart Rate Variability Data Via Healthkit Prior Use Of Ambulatory Arousal Monitors E G The Empatica E4 Wristband Has Enabled The Measurement Of Specific Markers Such As Heart Rate Number Of Heart Beats Per Minute And Heart Rate Variability Variation In He

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