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

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

Lam Nguyen¹ , Anand Shah² , Matthew Harker³ , Henrique Martins³ , Mariana McCready³ , Andreia Menezes³ , Danny O Jacobs⁴ and Ricardo Pietrobon³^,5

¹School of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA

²School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3450 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

³Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcome, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

⁴Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3704, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

⁵Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

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Source Code for Biology and Medicine 2006, 1:7doi:10.1186/1751-0473-1-7


Published:	13 November 2006

Abstract

Background

Randomized, prospective trials involving multi-institutional collaboration have become a central part of clinical and translational research. However, data management and coordination of multi-center studies is a complex process that involves developing systems for data collection and quality control, tracking data queries and resolutions, as well as developing communication procedures. We describe DADOS-Prospective, an open-source Web-based application for collecting and managing prospective data on human subjects for clinical and translational trials. DADOS-Prospective not only permits users to create new clinical research forms (CRF) and supports electronic signatures, but also offers the advantage of containing, in a single environment, raw research data in downloadable spreadsheet format, source documentation and regulatory files stored in PDF format, and audit trails.

Results

Feedback from formal and field usability tests was used to guide the design and development of DADOS-Prospective. To date, DADOS-Prospective has been implemented in five prospective clinical studies at our institution. Four of these studies are still in the CRF creation phase and one study has been entirely launched.

Conclusion

DADOS-Prospective has significant advantages over existing Web-based data collecting programs. At our institution, it has been demonstrated to be an efficient tool for prospective clinical studies.