Title :
Feasibility of e-mail for clinical trial inclusion and randomization
Author :
Dassen, W. RM ; de Steur, G. ; Spruijt, H.J. ; Spruijt, E.J. ; Dijk, W.A. ; Bonnemayer, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Cardiology, Maastricht Univ., Netherlands
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The feasibility of e-mail for trial inclusion and randomization was evaluated. In 100 experiments it was demonstrated that acceptable transmission times could not be guaranteed, due to unforeseen delays in servers somewhere in the transmission track. Alternatively WWW technology proved to be a good solution, provided the security aspects were taken care of. A number of experiments are given to illustrate the diverse possibilities and levels of security
Keywords :
Internet; electronic mail; intranets; telecommunication security; telemedicine; WWW technology; acceptable transmission times; clinical trial inclusion; diverse possibilities; e-mail; randomization; security aspects; servers; transmission track; unforeseen delays; Availability; Cardiology; Clinical trials; Delay; Electronic mail; Internet; Monitoring; Telephony; Web server; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology, 1999
Conference_Location :
Hannover
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5614-4
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1999.825997
