Development of a Mobile Tool That Semiautomatically Screens Patients for Stroke Clinical Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Despite several national coordinated research networks, enrollment in many cerebrovascular trials remains challenging. An electronic tool was needed that would improve the efficiency and efficacy of screening for multiple simultaneous acute clinical stroke trials by automating the evaluation of inclusion and exclusion criteria, improving screening procedures and streamlining the communication process between the stroke research coordinators and the stroke clinicians.

Methods

A multidisciplinary group consisting of physicians, study coordinators, and biostatisticians designed and developed an electronic clinical trial screening tool on a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)-compliant platform.

Results

A web-based tool was d

SUBMITTER: Spokoyny I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5039105 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature