Title :
Electronic Data-Capturing Technology for Clinical Trials: Experience with a Global Postmarketing Study
Author_Institution :
Consultant, San Jose, CA
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; medical information systems; clinical trials; electronic data-capturing technology; global postmarketing study; industry-sponsored clinical study; Clinical Trials as Topic; Database Management Systems; Databases, Factual; Electronic Health Records; Information Storage and Retrieval; Internationality; Marketing of Health Services; User-Computer Interface;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2009.935726
