Thingylabs Performance Initiative

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Welcome to the Thingylabs Performance Initiative repository, supporting our scientific campaign, "Peak Performance through Health at Thingylabs GmbH," and related outreach efforts to promote our high-performance, innovative software and cloud development environment through nutritional and physical health strategies.

Overview

This repository provides straightforward resources for our scientific study, including:

• Study outlines, protocols, and simple participant guides.
• Surveys for collecting data with weekly printable sheets.
• GDPR-compliant data collection using pseudonymous participant codes.

Explore these directories for what you need:

• docs/: Study plans and participant instructions.
• surveys/: Weekly tracking sheets and surveys.

For Participants

Follow these steps to participate in the study:

1. Read the guide: Review the Participant Guide to understand the study.
2. Create your code: Generate a unique participant code (e.g., TL-202311-123) that you'll use throughout the study.
3. Review supplements: Check the Supplement Protocol to understand the recommended supplements.
4. Track daily: Use the Daily Tracker to log your supplement intake and experiences each day.
5. Complete weekly questions: Answer the end-of-week questions each Sunday.
6. Submit your tracker: Return your completed tracker to your facilitator each week.
7. Understand your rights: Review the GDPR Compliance page to understand how your data is protected.

For Facilitators

Follow these steps to manage the study:

1. Understand the study: Review the Supplement Protocol and Study Outline.
2. Learn data protection: Review the GDPR Compliance page to understand our data protection approach.
3. Brief participants: Share the Participant Guide with your group and explain the pseudonymous data collection process.
4. Explain participant codes: Ensure each participant creates their unique participant code (e.g., TL-202311-123).
5. Distribute trackers: Hand out the Daily Tracker for daily logging over the week.
6. Send reminders: Remind participants to complete their daily logs and end-of-week questions.
7. Collect data: Gather completed sheets weekly, ensuring participant codes are used instead of names.
8. Submit data: Forward the collected data according to the protocol provided to you.

Data Protection

We take data protection seriously. Our approach includes:

• Pseudonymous data collection using participant codes
• No collection of directly identifying information
• Secure storage on encrypted servers
• Clear processes for participants to exercise their GDPR rights

For full details, see our GDPR Compliance page on the website.