ReviewBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2017
Electronic case report forms and electronic data capture within clinical trials and pharmacoepidemiology.
Review in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Stakeholder-driven development and implementation of CRICIT: an app to support high-quality data capture and protocol monitoring for outpatient clinical trials with vulnerable populations.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2023Article
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- Trends in Population-Based Studies: Molecular and Digital Epidemiology (Review).Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2022Review
- The association between research funding status and clinical research papers' citation impact in Japan: A cross-sectional bibliometric study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- An Open-Source, Standard-Compliant, and Mobile Electronic Data Capture System for Medical Research (OpenEDC): Design and Evaluation Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2021Article
- Electronic Geriatric Assessment: Is It Feasible in a Multi-Institutional Study That Included a Notable Proportion of Older African American Patients? (Alliance A171603).JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2021Article
- Electronic data capture for large scale typhoid surveillance, household contact tracing, and health utilisation survey: Strategic Typhoid Alliance across Africa and Asia.Wellcome open research · 2020Article
- Secure and Scalable mHealth Data Management Using Blockchain Combined With Client Hashchain: System Design and Validation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Data Quality and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Electronic and Paper-Based Interviewer-Administered Public Health Surveys: Protocol for a Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Acceptability of a German multicentre healthcare research study: a survey of research personnels' attitudes, experiences and work load.BMJ open · 2018Observational
- Electronic case report forms and electronic data capture within clinical trials and pharmacoepidemiology.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2017Review
Corrections and comments
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Abstract
aimsResearchers in clinical and pharmacoepidemiology fields have adopted information technology (IT) and electronic data capture, but these remain underused despite the benefits. This review discusses electronic case report forms and electronic data capture, specifically within pharmacoepidemiology and clinical research.
methodsThe review used PubMed and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers library. Search terms used were agreed by the authors and documented. PubMed is medical and health based, whereas Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers is technology based. The review focuses on electronic case report forms and electronic data capture, but briefly considers other relevant topics; consent, ethics and security.
resultsThere were 1126 papers found using the search terms. Manual filtering and reviewing of abstracts further condensed this number to 136 relevant manuscripts. The papers were further categorized: 17 contained study data; 40 observational data; 27 anecdotal data; 47 covering methodology or design of systems; one case study; one literature review; two feasibility studies; and one cost analysis.
conclusionElectronic case report forms, electronic data capture and IT in general are viewed with enthusiasm and are seen as a cost-effective means of improving research efficiency, educating participants and improving trial recruitment, provided concerns about how data will be protected from misuse can be addressed. Clear operational guidelines and best practises are key for healthcare providers, and researchers adopting IT, and further work is needed on improving integration of new technologies with current systems. A robust method of evaluation for technical innovation is required.
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