JP7263095B2 - Research support system, research support device, research support method, and research support program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a research support system, a research support device, a research support method, and a research support program.

Conventionally, a service has been provided to provide what kind of disease risk an individual has, based on the individual's base sequence information, using the results of analyzing the relationship between base sequence information and disease risk.

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, the axis indicating the degree of risk of developing each disease calculated by referring to the genetic test result of the target user is set as the first axis, and statistical values regarding each disease are indicated. A data generation device is described that generates screen data on which an object corresponding to the disease is arranged at a position indicating the degree of onset risk and a statistical value related to the disease, with the axis being the second axis.

JP 2016-24632 A

Gene analysis, such as analysis of the relationship between base sequence information and disease risk, is performed by collecting base sequence information from people with various attributes and finding statistical trends.

However, base sequence information is often collected from volunteer donors, and research institutions may find it difficult to obtain the type of information sought.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a research support system, a research support device, a research support method, and a research support program that enable research institutions to more easily obtain information necessary for genetic analysis research.

A research support system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of provider terminals used by a plurality of providers who provide their own information to research, a researcher terminal used by a researcher who conducts research, and a plurality of provider terminals. and a research support device communicable with a researcher terminal, wherein the research support device sends a statement from the provider terminal that the provider information including the base sequence information of the provider will be provided to the research. An acquisition unit that acquires, an extraction unit that extracts provider information that matches the conditions specified by the researcher's terminal from among multiple provider information for which assertions have been obtained, and an extraction unit that extracts from among the multiple provider terminals It has a guidance section for guiding participation in research and a granting section for granting a reward to a provider who has participated in the research for a provider terminal used by the provider having the provided provider information.

According to this aspect, by giving a reward to the donor who participated in the research, it is possible to give an incentive to participate in the research, and collect more donor information, which is necessary for genetic analysis research. Information will be more readily available to research institutions.

In the above aspect, the research support device may further have a billing section for billing the research institution for fees.

According to this aspect, it is possible to cover the remuneration given to the provider by collecting fees from the research institution. In addition, research institutes can obtain provider information at a lower cost than when searching for providers individually.

In the above aspect, the awarding unit may award points as a reward, and the points may be redeemable for other points that can be used on the e-commerce platform.

According to this aspect, the points given by the research support system can be exchanged for other points that can be used on the electronic commerce platform used by the provider, thereby further increasing the incentive to participate in research.

In the above aspect, the researcher's terminal may have a display unit that classifies and displays the plurality of provider information extracted by the research support device by at least one of sex, age, and place of residence.

According to this aspect, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the plurality of extracted provider information is provided by a provider with a desired attribute.

In the above aspect, the researcher terminal may have an input unit that receives input of conditions, and a display unit that displays candidate conditions in a manner corresponding to the risk of disease.

According to this aspect, by displaying candidate conditions for extracting the donor information in a manner corresponding to the risk of the disease, it becomes possible to easily screen conditions related to the disease.

In the above aspect, the provider terminal may have an input unit that receives input of the type and purpose of provider information to be provided for research.

According to this aspect, the provider can control the type and use of the provider information to be provided for research, and can reduce resistance to the provision of the provider information.

In the above aspect, the provider terminal may have a display unit that displays the amount of remuneration as well as the guidance.

According to this aspect, it becomes possible to determine whether or not to participate in research considering the amount of remuneration. can be done.

In the above aspect, the provider information may further include at least one of information on medical history, information on lifestyle habits, and information on medical history of close relatives.

According to this aspect, it is possible to set conditions for extracting donor information using not only base sequence information but also at least one of past history, lifestyle habits, and past history of close relatives, so that the donor information can be further extracted. You will be able to conduct detailed research.

In the above aspect, the guidance section may provide the provider terminal with advice for improving lifestyle habits, which is generated based on the provider information.

According to this aspect, the provider can be given an incentive to participate in the research in a form different from the reward, and the research institution can more easily obtain the information necessary for the genetic analysis research. become able to.

A research support device according to another aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires from a provider terminal used by a donor a declaration that donor information including base sequence information of the donor is to be provided for research; an extraction unit that extracts provider information that matches specified conditions from a researcher terminal used by a researcher conducting research from among multiple provider information that has been collected, and the extracted provider information from the provider terminal a guide unit for guiding participation in research and a granting unit for granting rewards to providers who have participated in the research.

According to this aspect, by giving a reward to the donor who participated in the research, it is possible to give an incentive to participate in the research, and collect more donor information, which is necessary for genetic analysis research. Information will be more readily available to research institutions.

A research support method according to another aspect of the present invention acquires, from a provider terminal used by the provider, a statement that the research support device provides provider information including the base sequence information of the donor for research; Extracting provider information that meets the specified conditions from the researcher terminal used by the researcher conducting research from among the multiple provider information for which statements have been obtained; The provider terminal used by the provider having the provider information is instructed to participate in the research, and the provider participating in the research is rewarded.

According to this aspect, by giving a reward to the donor who participated in the research, it is possible to give an incentive to participate in the research, and collect more donor information, which is necessary for genetic analysis research. Information will be more readily available to research institutions.

A research support program according to another aspect of the present invention obtains, from a provider terminal used by a provider, a statement that the research support device provides provider information including the base sequence information of the provider for research; Extracting provider information that meets the specified conditions from the researcher terminal used by the researcher conducting research from among the multiple provider information for which statements have been obtained; The provider terminal used by the provider having the provider information is instructed to participate in the research, and the provider participating in the research is rewarded.

According to this aspect, by giving a reward to the donor who participated in the research, it is possible to give an incentive to participate in the research, and collect more donor information, which is necessary for genetic analysis research. Information will be more readily available to research institutions.

According to the present invention, there is provided a research support system, a research support device, a research support method, and a research support program that enable research institutions to more easily obtain information necessary for genetic analysis research. can be done.

1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a research support system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the research support apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the physical structure of the research support apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a 1st screen displayed on the display part of a researcher terminal which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a second screen displayed on the display unit of the researcher terminal according to the embodiment; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a third screen displayed on the display unit of the researcher terminal according to the embodiment; It is a figure which shows the example of a 1st screen displayed on the display part of the provider terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a 2nd screen displayed on the display part of the provider terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the 3rd screen displayed on the display part of the provider terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the 4th screen displayed on the display part of the provider terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the 5th screen displayed on the display part of the provider terminal which concerns on this embodiment. 5 is a flowchart of research support processing executed by the research support system according to the embodiment;

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in each figure, the same reference numerals have the same or similar configurations.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a research support system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. A research support system 100 according to this embodiment includes a research support device 10 , a first provider terminal 20 , a second provider terminal 30 and a researcher terminal 40 .

The first provider terminal 20 and the second provider terminal 30 are multiple provider terminals used by multiple providers who provide their own information for research. The first provider terminal 20 and the second provider terminal 30 may be composed of general-purpose computers, such as smartphones. In this specification, a plurality of provider terminals are collectively referred to as provider terminal 20 .

A provider who provides his/her own information for research uses the provider terminal 20 to send consent to use the results of his/her own genetic test for research to the research support device 10, answer a questionnaire about his/her lifestyle, For example, they send their medical history and physical information to the research support device 10 .

The researcher terminal 40 is a terminal used by a researcher who conducts research, and may be configured by a general-purpose computer. The researcher uses the researcher's terminal 40 to guide the participation in the research to the provider who has the type of base sequence information required for the research. Note that the research support system 100 may include a plurality of researcher terminals used by a plurality of researchers belonging to a plurality of research institutions.

The research support device 10 can communicate with the first provider terminal 20, the second provider terminal 30, and the researcher terminal 40 via the communication network N, and may be composed of a general-purpose computer. The research support device 10 acquires from the provider terminal 20 a declaration that the donor's genetic test results and the like will be provided for research, and asks the provider, who has the type of information requested by the research institution, to participate in the research. invite. Rewards such as points that can be used in the research support system 100 are given to the providers who have participated in the research.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the research support device 10 according to this embodiment. The research support device 10 includes an acquisition unit 11 , a provider information database 12 , an extraction unit 13 , a guide unit 14 , a grant unit 15 and a request unit 16 . The first provider terminal 20 also has an input unit 21 and a display unit 22 . The second provider terminal 30 has an input section 31 and a display section 32 . The researcher terminal 40 includes an input section 41 and a display section 42 .

The acquisition unit 11 acquires from the provider terminal 20 a declaration to provide the donor information, including the base sequence information of the donor, for research. The declaration to provide the donor information to the research may be made by displaying a consent form on the donor terminal 20 and transmitting information agreeing to the content to the research support device 10 .

The provider information database 12 stores provider information collected from a plurality of providers. Here, the provider information may further include at least one of information on medical history, information on lifestyle habits, and information on medical history of close relatives. Sequence information may be obtained by genetic testing on donors. In addition, the information on the past history, the information on lifestyle habits, and the information on the past history of close relatives may be obtained by conducting a questionnaire to the provider using the provider terminal 20 . In this way, conditions for extracting donor information can be set using at least one of past history, lifestyle habits, and past history of close relatives, in addition to base sequence information, and the provider information can be more finely limited. You will be able to conduct research based on

The extraction unit 13 extracts donor information that meets the conditions specified from the researcher terminal 40 from among a plurality of donor information that have obtained a declaration to provide the donor information to the research. In order to confirm whether the extracted provider information is appropriate, the display unit 42 of the researcher terminal 40 displays the plurality of provider information extracted by the research support device 10 by at least one of sex, age, and place of residence. Can be classified and displayed. Accordingly, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the plurality of extracted provider information is provided by a provider with a desired attribute.

The input unit 41 of the researcher terminal 40 may receive an input of conditions for extracting donor information, and the display unit 42 may display candidate conditions according to the risk of disease. For example, the display unit 42 may display, as a condition for narrowing down the provider information, questionnaire items that are highly correlated with the risk of a specific disease in a manner that is more conspicuous than other items. For example, among multiple questionnaire items, the item that has the greatest correlation with the risk of a specific disease may be displayed in a different color, underlined, bold, or in a large font. It can be displayed in font. Here, the correlation between questionnaire items and specific diseases may be calculated by any statistical method. In this manner, by displaying candidate conditions for extracting provider information in a manner corresponding to the risk of disease, it is possible to easily screen conditions related to disease.

The guiding unit 14 guides participation in research to the provider terminal 20 used by the provider having the extracted provider information among the plurality of provider terminals. Guidance for participation in the research may be provided by displaying the content of the research and participation conditions on the provider terminal 20 .

Providers who agree to participate in research will cooperate with the research for a specified period at the research institution. After that, when the research is completed, researcher terminal 40 may send information proving that a specific provider has participated in the research to research support device 10 .

The granting unit 15 grants rewards to the donors who have participated in the research. Whether or not the provider participated in the research may be determined based on the certification information received from the researcher terminal 40 . The reward may be given as points that can be used in the research support system 100, or may be given in cash, virtual currency, or the like.

According to the research support system 100 according to the present embodiment, by giving a reward to the donor who participated in the research, it is possible to give an incentive to participate in the research, collect more donor information, gene Research institutions will be able to more easily obtain the information they need for analytical research.

The granting unit 15 grants points as a reward, and the points may be redeemable for other points that can be used on the e-commerce platform. Here, the electronic commerce platform is a platform different from the research support system 100 . By allowing the points given by the research support system 100 to be exchanged for other points that can be used on the electronic commerce platform used by the provider, the incentive to participate in the research can be further enhanced.

The billing unit 16 bills the research institution for the fee. The billing unit 16 may bill the research institution for the fee through the researcher terminal 40, for example. A fee may be collected for collecting donor information and matching research institutions and donors, but the name is arbitrary. In this way, by collecting commissions from research institutions, it is possible to cover the remuneration given to the donors. In addition, research institutes can obtain provider information at a lower cost than when searching for providers individually.

The input unit 21 of the provider terminal 20 may receive input of the type and purpose of provider information to be provided for research. This allows the provider to control the type and use of the provider information to be provided for research, and reduce resistance to the provision of the provider information.

In addition, the display unit 22 of the provider terminal 20 may display the amount of remuneration along with the guidance for participation in the research. This makes it possible to determine whether or not to participate in research by considering the amount of remuneration, thereby increasing predictability and reducing the reluctance of donors to participate in research.

The guiding unit 14 may provide the provider terminal 20 with advice for lifestyle improvement, which is generated based on the provider information. The advice may be generated so as to reduce the predicted risk of disease based on base sequence information or a questionnaire about lifestyle habits. Providing such advice provides incentives for donors to participate in research in a way that is different from remuneration, making it easier for research institutions to obtain information needed for genetic analysis research. be able to put it in

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the physical configuration of the research support device 10 according to this embodiment. The research support device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10a equivalent to a calculation unit, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 10b equivalent to a storage unit, a ROM (Read only memory) 10c equivalent to a storage unit, and a communication unit. 10d, an input unit 10e, and a display unit 10f. These components are connected to each other via a bus so that data can be sent and received. In this example, the case where the research support device 10 is composed of one computer will be described, but the research support device 10 may be realized by combining a plurality of computers. Also, the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is an example, and the research support apparatus 10 may have configurations other than these, or may not have some of these configurations.

The CPU 10a is a control unit that controls the execution of programs stored in the RAM 10b or ROM 10c and performs data calculation and processing. The CPU 10a extracts provider information that matches the specified conditions from the researcher terminal, guides the provider to participate in research, and provides a reward to the provider who participated in the research (research support program ). The CPU 10a receives various data from the input section 10e and the communication section 10d, displays the calculation results of the data on the display section 10f, and stores them in the RAM 10b and the ROM 10c.

The RAM 10b is a rewritable part of the storage unit, and may be composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory element. The RAM 10b may store data such as research support programs executed by the CPU 10a and provider information. Note that these are examples, and the RAM 10b may store data other than these, or may not store some of them.

The ROM 10c is one of the storage units from which data can be read, and may be composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory element. The ROM 10c may store, for example, a research support program and data that is not rewritten.

The communication unit 10d is an interface that connects the research support device 10 to other devices. The communication unit 10d may be connected to a communication network N such as the Internet.

The input unit 10e receives data input from the user, and may include, for example, a keyboard and a touch panel.

The display unit 10f visually displays the calculation result by the CPU 10a, and may be configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The display unit 10f may display, for example, accumulated provider information and information on research conducted by research institutions.

The research support program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as the RAM 10b and the ROM 10c and provided, or may be provided via a communication network connected by the communication unit 10d. In the research support device 10, the CPU 10a executes the research support program, thereby realizing various operations described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that these physical configurations are examples, and do not necessarily have to be independent configurations. For example, the research support device 10 may include an LSI (Large-Scale Integration) in which the CPU 10a and the RAM 10b and ROM 10c are integrated.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the first screen displayed on the display unit 42 of the researcher terminal 40 according to this embodiment. The first screen example is a screen example for setting conditions for extracting provider information.

An example of the first screen includes a radio button G for selecting the provider's gender, a selection field P for selecting the prefecture in which the provider resides, a selection field A for selecting the age of the provider, and a search for narrowing down the provider information. It includes an entry field S for entering keys, a list of diseases L1, a list of investigations L2, and an enter button N.

The radio button G includes options of "Female", "Male" and "Any" and is used to narrow down the gender of the provider information. The selection column P contains prefectures all over the country as options in the pull-down menu, and is used to narrow down the prefecture in which the provider resides. By narrowing down the prefecture in which the provider resides, it is possible to extract a provider suitable for research that requires staying at a research institution. It should be noted that it is also possible to narrow down by arbitrary area divisions instead of prefectures.

The selection field A includes a "Min" field for setting the lower limit of age and a "Max" field for setting the upper limit of age. The input field S accepts an input of a search key in free text, for example, an input of SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism).

The disease list L1 is a list of disease names, and by using the disease name as a search key, donors who have a history of the disease can be extracted. In addition, it is possible to extract not only the donor himself/herself, but also cases where the donor's relatives have a medical history.

The survey list L2 is a list of existing research results and includes a list of information on lifestyle habits and physical characteristics related to diseases.

After setting the conditions for extracting the provider information, pressing the determination button N labeled "Next" causes a transition to the third screen example shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the second screen displayed on the display unit 42 of the researcher terminal 40 according to this embodiment. The second screen example is a screen example for narrowing down provider information based on the results of a questionnaire about lifestyle habits.

The second screen example includes a questionnaire item Q. FIG. In this example, candidate conditions used for narrowing down are displayed in a manner corresponding to the risk of type 2 diabetes. Specifically, regarding the questionnaire item Q, "How often do you eat breakfast?" There are items, and among these, the answer item "more than that" is displayed in a manner that stands out from the other items. In this example, the correlation between the four response items of "rarely eat", "1-2 times a week", "3-5 times a week" and "more than that" and the risk of type 2 diabetes was statistically analyzed. Among these items, the answer item with the highest correlation, "more than that", is displayed so as to be distinguished from other items. Specifically, the answer item "more than that" is underlined and displayed in bold to make it stand out from the other items. This facilitates screening for disease-related conditions.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the third screen displayed on the display unit 42 of the researcher terminal 40 according to this embodiment. The third screen example is a screen example for classifying and displaying the provider information extracted by the research support device 10 .

The third screen example includes a table T in which the provider information extracted by the research support device 10 is classified. The table T includes items of "Gender", "Prefecture" and "Count", and indicates the number of extractions by classifying the extracted provider information by gender and place of residence. In the case of this example, only "10" is extracted from the provider information of the provider whose gender is "Male" and who resides in "A". Also, the total number (Total) of the extracted provider information is "3120".

When correcting the provider information to be extracted, the researcher presses the button B labeled "BACK" to return to the first screen example and reset the conditions for extracting the provider information. On the other hand, when sending a research guide to a provider who has the extracted provider information, the user presses the SUB button labeled “SUBMIT” to send a research participation guide to the provider terminal 20 .

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the first screen displayed on the display unit 22 of the provider terminal 20 according to this embodiment. The first screen example is a screen example for inputting the type and use of donor information to be provided for research.

An example of the first screen is a guide message stating "Please select the type of business/purpose that may be provided.", the first item D1 stating "Advertisement", and the 2nd item D2, 3rd item D3 described as "insurance", 4th item D4 described as "food", 5th item D5 described as "cosmetics" and 6th item described as "research and development" Includes item D6.

By tapping each item and selecting ON/OFF, the provider selects for which type of business/purpose the provider information is permitted to be provided. In this example, it is selected not to provide provider information for the advertising and insurance business categories, and to provide provider information for other business categories and purposes.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the second screen displayed on the display unit 22 of the provider terminal 20 according to this embodiment. The second screen example is a screen example for inputting the type and use of donor information to be provided for research.

An example of the second screen includes a guide message stating "Please select the information you may provide." Item D8, 9th item D9 described as "Medical history", 10th item D10 described as "Family medical history", 11th item D11 described as "Questionnaire information (personality)" and "Questionnaire information (lifestyle habits)" is included in the twelfth item D12.

The provider taps each item and selects ON/OFF to select what kind of information to provide from his/her own provider information. In this example, genetic information is an item that must be provided, and it is selected not to provide family medical history, and permission to provide other types of information is selected.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the third screen displayed on the display unit 22 of the provider terminal 20 according to this embodiment. An example of the third screen is an example of a screen for searching for studies that are currently recruiting participants.

An example of the 3rd screen is an input field S that accepts the input of a search key to search for research that is recruiting participation, a category list C that summarizes the research that is recruiting for participation by category, and a monitor that displays the research that is recruiting for participation individually. Contains column M.

In this example, the categories of "drug discovery", "research and development", "food" and "cosmetics" are displayed in the category list C, and when one of the categories is tapped, the content of the research being solicited in that category is displayed. is displayed. Note that categories excluded in the first screen example are not displayed in the category list C.

In this example, "disease A (research institution X)" and "disease B (research institution Y)" are displayed in the monitor column M. If you tap any item, the details of the research content of that item will be displayed. Donors can participate in research on specific diseases or participate in research conducted by specific research institutions.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a fourth screen example displayed on the display unit 22 of the provider terminal 20 according to this embodiment. The fourth screen example is a screen example that displays the content of research and the amount of remuneration. This example shows an example of a screen displayed when "disease A (research institution X)" in the monitor field M of the third screen example is selected.

In the example of the 4th screen, the 13th item D13 described as "recruiting institution", the 14th item D14 described as "recruitment number", the 15th item D15 described as "remuneration (approximate)" and "recruitment purpose and a sixteenth item D16 stating:

In this example, the recruiting institution is "research institution X", the number of recruits is "100 able-bodied persons", and the standard of remuneration is "3,000 points". In addition, the purpose of recruitment is to recruit people who will participate in "Phase 1 clinical trial of therapeutic drug for disease A". Also, in the example of the fourth screen, notes are displayed.

The provider confirms the contents described in these items, and presses a button SUB labeled "apply" when participating in the research. After pressing the button SUB, the research institution may individually send research guidance to the donor.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a fifth screen example displayed on the display unit 22 of the provider terminal 20 according to this embodiment. The fifth screen example is a screen example for exchanging the points obtained in the research support system 100 for points of another electronic commerce platform.

In the example of the fifth screen, the 17th item D17 described as "application for conversion/transfer", the 18th item D18 described as "exchange to A platform points", and the 19th item D18 described as "exchange to B platform points" It includes an item D19 and a twentieth item D20 labeled "Donation".

The provider selects a desired item, and converts the currently held '500' points into points of another electronic commerce platform, converts them into cash, or donates them. Note that the exchange rate may be different for each e-commerce platform.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of research support processing executed by the research support system 100 according to this embodiment. First, the research support device 10 receives an input of the type and use of donor information to be provided for research from the provider terminal 20, and obtains a declaration to provide the donor information for research (S10).

In addition, the research support device 10 receives input of conditions from the researcher terminal 40, and displays candidate conditions on the researcher terminal 40 in a manner corresponding to the risk of disease (S11). Then, the research support device 10 extracts the provider information that matches the specified condition from among the plurality of provider information for which the offer has been made (S12), and extracts the plurality of provider information. , gender, age, and place of residence, and displayed on the researcher terminal 40 (S13).

After that, the research support device 10 guides participation in research to the provider terminal 20 used by the provider having the extracted provider information (S14).

If the donor participates in the research (S15: YES), the research support device 10 rewards the donor who participated in the research (S16). Then, the research support device 10 exchanges the points given as a reward for other points that can be used on the electronic commerce platform according to the operation of the provider terminal 20 (S17). The research support device 10 also charges the research institution for a fee (S18). The fee may be charged according to the donor's participation in the research, or regardless of whether the donor participated in the research. With the above, the research support processing ends.

The embodiments described above are for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit and interpret the present invention. Each element included in the embodiment and its arrangement, materials, conditions, shape, size, etc. are not limited to those illustrated and can be changed as appropriate. Also, it is possible to partially replace or combine the configurations shown in different embodiments.

10 research support device 10a CPU 10b RAM 10c ROM 10d communication unit 10e input unit 10f display unit 11 acquisition unit 12 provider information database 13 extraction unit 14... Guidance part 15... Giving part 16... Claim part 20... First provider terminal 21... Input part 22... Display part 30... Second provider terminal 31... Input part 32... Display part , 40... Researcher terminal, 41... Input unit, 42... Display unit, 100... Research support system

Claims (12)

A plurality of provider terminals used by a plurality of providers who provide their own information to research, a researcher terminal used by a researcher who conducts the research, and research capable of communicating with the plurality of provider terminals and the researcher terminal A research support system comprising a support device,
The research support device
an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the provider terminal, a declaration to provide the research with provider information including the base sequence information of the provider;
an extraction unit for extracting provider information that matches a condition specified by the researcher terminal from among the plurality of provider information for which the assertion is obtained;
a guidance unit that guides participation in the research to a provider terminal used by a provider having the extracted provider information among the plurality of provider terminals;
a granting unit that rewards donors who participate in the research;
Research support system. The research support device
It further has a claim department for charging a fee to the institution that conducts the research,
The research support system according to claim 1. The granting unit grants points as the reward,
the points are redeemable for other points available on the e-commerce platform;
The research support system according to claim 1 or 2. The researcher terminal is
a display unit for classifying and displaying a plurality of donor information extracted by the research support device by at least one of sex, age, and place of residence;
The research support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The researcher terminal is
an input unit that receives input of the conditions;
a display unit that displays the condition candidates in a manner according to the risk of the disease;
The research support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The provider terminal is
Having an input unit that receives input of the type and use of provider information to be provided for the research,
The research support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The provider terminal is
Having a display unit that displays the amount of the reward along with the guidance,
A research support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The provider information further includes at least one of information on medical history, information on lifestyle habits, and information on medical history of close relatives,
The research support system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The guidance unit provides the provider terminal with advice for improving lifestyle habits, which is generated based on the provider information.
The research support system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. an acquisition unit that acquires, from a provider terminal used by the provider, a declaration that the provider information, including the base sequence information of the provider, is to be provided for research;
an extraction unit for extracting provider information that matches conditions specified from a researcher terminal used by the researcher conducting the research from among the plurality of provider information for which the statement has been obtained;
a guidance unit that guides participation in the research to a provider terminal used by a provider having the extracted provider information among the provider terminals;
a granting unit that rewards donors who have participated in the research;
A research support device comprising For research support equipment,
Obtaining from a provider terminal used by the provider an indication that the provider information, including the donor's base sequence information, is provided for research;
Extracting provider information that meets conditions specified from a researcher terminal used by a researcher conducting the research from among the plurality of provider information for which the statement has been obtained;
guiding participation in the research to a provider terminal used by a provider having the extracted provider information among the provider terminals;
Rewarding donors who participated in the study;
Research support method to carry out. For research support equipment,
Obtaining from a provider terminal used by the provider an indication that the provider information, including the donor's base sequence information, is provided for research;
Extracting provider information that meets conditions specified from a researcher terminal used by a researcher conducting the research from among the plurality of provider information for which the statement has been obtained;
guiding participation in the research to a provider terminal used by a provider having the extracted provider information among the provider terminals;
Rewarding donors who participated in the study;
A research support program that allows you to carry out

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