ArticleBMC research notes2019
Development and use of a flexible data harmonization platform to facilitate the harmonization of individual patient data for meta-analyses.
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- Evidences from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Unveil the Role of MiRNA Polymorphisms in the Predisposition to Female Neoplasms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Bidirectional data harmonization across the multiple chronic disease disparities research consortium: A pipeline description of opportunities and challenges.Journal of biomedical informatics · 2026Article
- PRAYAS: individual patient data meta-analysis database for Pooled Research and Analysis for Yielding Anemia-free Solutions in India.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A General Primer for Data Harmonization.Scientific data · 2024Article
- A Semi-Automated Term Harmonization Pipeline Applied to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinical Trials.Methods of information in medicine · 2022Article
- Harmonization-Information Trade-Offs for Sharing Individual Participant Data in Biomedicine.Harvard data science review · 2022Article
- A Secure and Reusable Software Architecture for Supporting Online Data Harmonization.Proceedings : ... IEEE International Conference on Big Data. IEEE International Conference on Big Data · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveHarmonizing individual patient data (IPD) for meta-analysis has clinical and statistical advantages. Harmonizing IPD from multiple studies may benefit from a flexible data harmonization platform (DHP) that allows harmonization of IPD already during data collection. This paper describes the development and use of a flexible DHP that was initially developed for the Predicting OptimaL cAncer RehabIlitation and Supportive care (POLARIS) study.
resultsThe DHP that we developed (I) allows IPD harmonization with a flexible approach, (II) has the ability to store data in a centralized and secured database server with large capacity, (III) is transparent and easy in use, and (IV) has the ability to export harmonized IPD and corresponding data dictionary to a statistical program. The DHP uses Microsoft Access as front-end application and requires a relational database management system such as Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server or MySQL as back-end application. The DHP consists of five user friendly interfaces which support the user to import original study data, to harmonize the data with a master data dictionary, and to export the harmonized data into a statistical software program of choice for further analyses. The DHP is now also adopted in two other studies.
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