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Design of case report forms based on a public metadata registry: re-use of data elements to improve compatibility of data

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Title
Design of case report forms based on a public metadata registry: re-use of data elements to improve compatibility of data
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Trials, November 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13063-016-1691-8
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Martin Dugas

Abstract

Clinical trials use many case report forms (CRFs) per patient. Because of the astronomical number of potential CRFs, data element re-use at the design stage is attractive to foster compatibility of data from different trials. The objective of this work is to assess the technical feasibility of a CRF editor with connection to a public metadata registry (MDR) to support data element re-use. Based on the Medical Data Models portal, an ISO/IEC 11179-compliant MDR was implemented and connected to a web-based CRF editor. Three use cases were implemented: re-use at the form, item group and data element levels. CRF design with data element re-use from a public MDR is feasible. A prototypic system is available. The main limitation of the system is the amount of available MDR content.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 9 35%
Other 3 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 8%
Student > Bachelor 1 4%
Librarian 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 9 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Computer Science 5 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 19%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 8%
Social Sciences 2 8%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 7 27%