The Digital Biomarker Discovery Pipeline (DBDP) is an open source platform for the development of digital biomarkers.
End-to-End
The DBDP provides complete end-to-end digital biomarker development. Modules are dedicated to data pre-processing, data analysis, algorithm development, and validation.
Modular Framework
The DBDP is a modular framework, providing both end-to-end complete solutions as well as tools and algorithms for discovery.
Open Source
The DBDP is open source under the Apache 2.0 License. The DBDP is available in GitHub under a Contributor Code of Conduct.
The Purpose
Digital biomarkers are digitally collected data that are transformed into indicators of health outcomes. Digital biomarkers currently require extensive domain knowledge and computing skills. The purpose of the DBDP is to provide code sets, functions, and algorithms for the entire digital biomarker discovery pipeline to make discovering digital biomarkers more accessible. From the input of wearable sensor data to the development of machine learning and deep learning algorithms, we have provided an open source software resource for the digital biomarker community.
DBDP Modules
The modular framework of the DBDP lets you mix and match pre-processing code, exploratory data analyses, and algorithms for discovering your own digital biomarkers. New DBDP Modules are being uploaded weekly.
View All Sections on GitHubWearables data can be messy and typically needs considerable pre-processing in order to start analyzing data. We provide pre-processing modules for a variety of different mHealth and wearable sensors.
Exploratory Data Analysis is a standard process in the early stages of digital biomarker development. EDA allows us to explore relationships between variables in the data, examine trends, analyze missingness of data, and begin the process of understanding the link between the data and the physiological state we are studying.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is the physiological phenomenon of the variation in the time interval between consecutive heartbeats in milliseconds. Higher HRV has been found to be associated with reduced morbidity and mortality and improved psychological well-being and quality of life. HRV is regulated by the autonomic nervous system and is thus an important indicator of nervous system function. HRV is a potential digital biomarker for a number of diseases and conditions.
Resting heart rate (RHR) characterizes several health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and the DBDP provides a personalized, accessible and transparent method for estimating RHR from photoplethysmography-based wearable device (e.g., Fitbit) data.
Accurate sleep detection is necessary to determine circadian rhythm and to discover relationships between circadian rhythm and sleep characteristics.
Glucose variability is indicative of hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and risk for developing prediabetes and T2D. They are also indicators of glycemic control, which is an important metric when evaluating the health of both T1D and T2D patients. This module can be used with continuous glucose monitoring data to calculate 20+ glucose variability metrics.
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Extensive Documentation
The DBDP provides extensive user documentation including a User Guide, instructions and documentation for contributors, and monitored issue tracking.
User Guide
The user guide was created for users, contributors, and digital medicine enthusiasts alike. Instructions for using the DBDP are located in our Wiki.
Contribution Instructions
If you would like to contribute your digital biomarker to the DBDP, please follow our Instructions for Contribution Guide located in our GitHub.
Monitored Issue Tracking
Have an idea for a new biomarker? Need help with the current modules? Issue Tracking is monitored by the Big Ideas Lab and we are happy to help!