IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine · 2010 · 15 citations · 6 references
Health ProfessionsHealth InformaticsHealth Information ManagementClinical Data ManagementClinical InformaticsClinical Information SystemsClinical Trial Approval ProcessesClinical Trial Data CollectionClinical TrialsElectronic Data Capture SystemsResults ManagementTrial MonitoringClinical Trial AuditClinical Trial Data AuditingClinical Trial Data ExtractionClinical Trial Data InformaticsClinical Trial ReportsElectronic Trial DocumentationReal-time Data Capture
The purpose of this article was to address three questions: What were the electronic data-capturing (EDC) technologies employed in a typical industry-sponsored clinical study? How is the developed system meeting the clinical research need? What would we want more from this EDC technology? This article is prepared from industry perspectives to present and analyze the advantages, benefits, and challenges in applying EDC technologies to address industry's clinical trial operational needs based on a systematic overview.
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