DurationParameterName

Parameter specifying length of time to administer a dose

Description

DurationParameterName is a property of a RepeatDose or ScheduleDose object.

Specify the name of a parameter object that is scoped to a model. This parameter defines the length of time it takes to administer a dose.

you can parameterize the property by setting it to the name of a model-scoped parameter that is not being modified by a repeated assignment rule, an algebraic rule, or a rate rule. However, the parameter can be modified by an event.

Note

If you set the DurationParameterName property of a dose, you must also specify the Amount property of the dose, and set the Rate property to 0. This is because the rate is calculated from the amount and duration.

Characteristics

Applies to	Objects: RepeatDose, ScheduleDose.
Data type	Character vector.
Data values	Name of a model-scoped parameter object. The default value is an empty character vector ''.
Access	Read/write.

Examples

Estimate Time Lag and Duration of a Dose

This example shows how to estimate the time lag before a bolus dose was administered and the duration of the dose using a one-compartment model.

Load a sample data set.

load lagDurationData.mat

Plot the data.

plot(data.Time,data.Conc,'x')
xlabel('Time (hour)')
ylabel('Conc (milligram/liter)')

Convert to groupedData.

gData = groupedData(data);
gData.Properties.VariableUnits = {'hour','milligram/liter'};

Create a one-compartment model.

pkmd                    = PKModelDesign;
pkc1                    = addCompartment(pkmd,'Central');
pkc1.DosingType         = 'Bolus';
pkc1.EliminationType    = 'linear-clearance';
pkc1.HasResponseVariable = true;
model                   = construct(pkmd);
configset               = getconfigset(model);
configset.CompileOptions.UnitConversion = true;

Add two parameters that represent the time lag and duration of a dose. The lag parameter specifies the time lag before the dose is administered. The duration parameter specifies the length of time it takes to administer a dose.

lagP = addparameter(model,'lagP');
lagP.ValueUnits = 'hour';
durP = addparameter(model,'durP');
durP.ValueUnits = 'hour';

Create a dose object. Set the LagParameterName and DurationParameterName properties of the dose to the names of the lag and duration parameters, respectively. Set the dose amount to 10 milligram which was the amount used to generate the data.

dose                = sbiodose('dose');
dose.TargetName     = 'Drug_Central';
dose.StartTime      = 0;
dose.Amount         = 10;
dose.AmountUnits    = 'milligram';
dose.TimeUnits      = 'hour';
dose.LagParameterName = 'lagP';
dose.DurationParameterName = 'durP';

Map the model species to the corresponding data.

responseMap = {'Drug_Central = Conc'};

Specify the lag and duration parameters as parameters to estimate. Log-transform the parameters. Initialize them to 2 and set the upper bound and lower bound.

paramsToEstimate    = {'log(lagP)','log(durP)'};
estimatedParams     = estimatedInfo(paramsToEstimate,'InitialValue',2,'Bounds',[1 5]);

Perform parameter estimation.

fitResults = sbiofit(model,gData,responseMap,estimatedParams,dose,'fminsearch')

fitResults = 
  OptimResults with properties:

                   ExitFlag: 1
                     Output: [1x1 struct]
                  GroupName: One group
                       Beta: [2x4 table]
         ParameterEstimates: [2x4 table]
                          J: [11x2 double]
                       COVB: [2x2 double]
           CovarianceMatrix: [2x2 double]
                          R: [11x1 double]
                        MSE: 0.0024
                        SSE: 0.0213
                    Weights: []
              LogLikelihood: 18.7511
                        AIC: -33.5023
                        BIC: -32.7065
                        DFE: 9
             DependentFiles: {1x2 cell}
                       Data: [11x2 groupedData]
    EstimatedParameterNames: {'lagP'  'durP'}
             ErrorModelInfo: [1x3 table]
         EstimationFunction: 'fminsearch'

Display the result.

fitResults.ParameterEstimates

ans=2×4 table
      Name      Estimate    StandardError    Bounds
    ________    ________    _____________    ______

    {'lagP'}     1.986        0.0051568      1    5
    {'durP'}     1.527         0.012956      1    5

plot(fitResults)