Optimizing Attention Bias Modification for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Entirely Remote Study
Abstract
Our overall goal is to develop an app that allows us to test various options for mobile app-based threat-related attentional training for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and to ultimately optimize the training based on our findings. This report summarizes work completed on the project during the third year of the award (09/01/2021-08/31/2022). In summary, we had to transfer the app development task to a new app development company in order to overcome major delays and personnel changes that occurred at our first company, which involved transfer of the design and code to the new company, redesign of some features that weren't functional, and relaunch our bug testing protocols for both the app itself and the backend. Although this was a lot of work, it led us to a much better and more reliable product, which is now fully functional. We also improved all systems and protocols to maximize efficiency and automate key tasks to ensure that we can run large numbers of participants at once. We also had the UCSF Institutional Review Board and Information Technology (IT) team review the final app and backend. After originally approving us to collect our deidentified app data outside of the UCSF Secure Enterprise Cloud, UCSF IT Security have now determined that we need to be within the SEC and we have worked with our developers to make this happen. Our UCSF IT Security liaison estimates 2-3 weeks to move the app and deploy. Ultimately, this will benefit the project in terms of providing greater security for our data, but unfortunately caused another delay. Estimated completion date for migration to the UCSF SEC is 10/21/22, and our estimated roll out of recruitment is one week later on 10/31/22.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1192058
Entities
People
- Aoife Odonovan
- Joshua Woolley
Organizations
- Northern California Institute for Research and Education