DADOS-Prospective: an open source application for Web-based prospective data collection
2006

DADOS-Prospective: A Web-Based Tool for Clinical Data Collection

publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Nguyen Lam, Shah Anand, Harker Matthew, Martins Henrique, McCready Mariana, Menezes Andreia, Jacobs Danny O, Pietrobon Ricardo

Primary Institution: Duke University Health System

Hypothesis

DADOS-Prospective will improve the efficiency of data collection in clinical trials.

Conclusion

DADOS-Prospective has significant advantages over existing Web-based data collecting programs and is an efficient tool for prospective clinical studies.

Supporting Evidence

  • DADOS-Prospective has been implemented in five prospective clinical studies.
  • The program allows for real-time centralized data monitoring and auditing.
  • Usability tests showed that users found DADOS-Prospective easy to learn and use.

Takeaway

DADOS-Prospective is a computer program that helps doctors collect and manage patient data for research, making it easier and faster to do studies.

Methodology

DADOS-Prospective was developed as an open-source application for collecting and managing data on human subjects for clinical and translational trials, with features for creating clinical research forms and ensuring data security.

Limitations

The lack of communication channels between users within the software application.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1751-0473-1-7

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