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Dietary Research Monitoring System

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: National Institutes of Health
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1R43HL067613-01
Amount: $166,342.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2001
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
12007 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, STE 480
RESTON, VA 22091
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 WILLIAM RILEY
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Business Contact
Phone: (703) 758-1400
Email: ALBEHAR@LIFESIGNUSA.COM
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

DESCRIPTION: (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this project is to
develop a computerized dietary monitoring program, which is sufficiently
comprehensive, flexible, and accurate to be utilized for dietary research and
in clinical settings. The Dietary Research Monitoring System (DRMS) to be
developed in Phase I uses an interactive PC and palmtop software program to
allow researchers to tailor the dietary assessment and compliance program to
their research purposes and subsequently upload the collected dietary intake
data for analysis. The DRMS features are designed to maximize accuracy and
compliance to dietary assessment via online food portion tutorials and reminder
prompts for data entry. The program also is designed to enhance adherence to
assigned dietary regimens if required. The DRMS prototype will be evaluated
with two professional user groups (dietary researchers and nutritionists). A
small concurrent validity trial comparing the DRMS to other dietary assessment
measures also will be conducted to determine feasibility.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
This product should have broad applicability in a wide range of dietary research and
clinical settings where real-time recording of dietary intake is used. Tlhe features of the
DRMS, however, also make it useful for specifying as assigned dietary regimen and
enhancing compliance to that regimen, thereby making it applicable for a number of
dietary needs, both in the research and clinical arena.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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