Charvat, J. M.

Lee, L. R.

Montague, K. A.

Thomas, D. M.

Van Baalen, M.

Wear, M. L.

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Access to Archived Astronaut Data for Human Research Program 
Researchers: Update on Progress and Process Improvements
L.R. Lee1, K.A. Montague1, J.M. Charvat1, M.L. Wear1, D.M. Thomas2, M. Van Baalen3
1Wyle, 2Lockheed Martin, 3NASA Johnson Space Center
Researchers and NASA benefit 
from use of archived astronaut 
data in their studies
HRP provides resources to LSAH 
and LSDA for filling data requests
Since 2011, mechanisms in place 
to increase efficiencies and 
availability of astronaut data
BACKGROUND
PROGRESS in FY15
Size Small
(< 8 hr)
Medium
(8-40 hr)
Large
(40 hr–1 mo)
Huge
(> 1 mo)
TOTAL
LSAH 9 3 3 4 19
LSDA 23 7 1 0 31
Total: 32 10 4 4 50
LSAH-/LSDA-Repository consent 
meetings were held with more 
than 80 crewmembers
• 87% of all long-duration flyers have 
consented
• 66% of ISS & Mir flyers (35 of 53 landed 
to date) chose Option 1 
Initiated “Need to Know” approval 
process for internal NASA 
personnel via the Astronaut 
Occupational Health Management 
Group in mid-FY15
• Examples: HSRB risk actions; new risk 
development; operational need
• Two requests approved to date
 LSAH & LSDA worked with HRP to 
start Data Mining Feasibility 
Assessments during 2013 NRAs:
• Allows earlier work with PI to provide 
guidance, assess data required and its 
availability
• 2013: 23 HRP & 5 NSBRI reviewed
• 2014: 17 HRP reviewed & 6 NSBRI in 
work
REMOTE CONSENT
Remote consenting via email for US 
active & retired astronauts has been 
used successfully since June 2014.
In FY15, remote consents were 
completed for 8 HRP studies, with 47 
consent emails sent/received from 14 US 
astronauts
As of December 2015, average response 
time for  individual study consents is 11 
days. 
Currently no processes in place for 
obtaining retrospective study consent 
from IP crewmembers. Multilateral 
Human Research Panel for Exploration 
(MHRPE) is helping facilitate similar 
process with IP agencies
Table 2: REPOSITORY CONSENTING 
PROGRESS
FORWARD WORK
TOTALS AS OF 
DECEMBER 
17, 2015
Signed 
Forms
Rec’d
Option 1: Option 2: Option 3: 
LSAH-R 176 100 54 22
LSDA-R 179 124 45 10
FY15 
Progress
Meetings 
Held
Option 1: 
Use All 
W/Out 
Further 
Consent
Option 2: 
Consent 
Always
Option 3: 
Consent 
Depends on 
Data
Forms Not 
Yet 
Returned
LSAH-R 83 33 29 7 14
LSDA-R 80 42 24 5 9
Develop video/Skype consenting 
capability to reach retired astronauts 
who no longer return to JSC
Epidemiology risk SMEs identified to 
work with risk custodians on data, 
Evidence Book updates in 2016
Continue work with MHRPE on access to 
IP crewmember data for US investigators
Work with IRB on possible retrospective 
study-specific e-IRB template
Apply Data Complexity scores to new 
data requests to develop time-to-
complete metrics
DATA AVAILABLE FOR REQUEST:
• HANDOUTS BELOW SHOW ASTRONAUT MEDICAL DATA
• SEARCH WEBSITE SHOWN AT RIGHT FOR ASTRONAUT, PLANT, 
ANIMAL RESEARCH DATA
Of these, 35 (of total 53 landed to 
date) are ISS & Mir crew
DATA REQUEST DECISION/ DOCUMENTATION PROCESS
Table 1:  RESEARCH DATA REQUESTS 
COMPLETED in FY15
https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov
Research Data Repository: Life Sciences Data Archive
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20160001168 2019-08-31T04:19:42+00:00Z


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