title: Coordinating data management for multiple ongoing clinical trials and registries.
abstract: The Epidemiology Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh has developed a standard set of data management procedures, reports, and computing configurations for use on multicenter research projects. Based on budget restrictions and study design considerations, a project-specific data management system can be quickly constructed by utilizing appropriate components from the EDC tool kit: the PoP software system for the computerization of the database from paper forms to data entry screens; program shells for telecommunication and backup procedures; and procedural documents for providing the necessary training materials for centralized or decentralized processing environments. The EDC data flow specification provides quality control assurances from entry through statistical analysis.
authors: Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Carr
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000458:organization & administration; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States