Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials: An Ontology-Driven Analysis to Inform Digital Sustainability Policies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital health technologies (DHTs) can facilitate the execution of de-centralized trials that can offer opportunities to reduce the burden on participants, collect outcome data in a real-world setting, and potentially make trial populations more diverse and inclusive. However, DHTs can also be a significant source of electronic waste (e-waste). In recognition of the potential health and environmental impact from DHT use in trials, private and public institutions have recently launched initiatives to help measure and manage this e-waste. But in order to develop sound e-waste management policies, it will be necessary to first estimate the current volume of e-waste that results from the use of DHTs in trials.

Materials and methods

A Web Ontology Language (OWL)-compli

SUBMITTER: Hey SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature