title: WITH: a system to write clinical trials using XML and RDBMS.
abstract: The paper illustrates the system WITH (Write on Internet clinical Trials in Haematology) which supports the writing of a clinical trial (CT) document. The requirements of this system have been defined analysing the writing process of a CT and then modelling the content of its sections together with their logical and temporal relationships. The system WITH allows: a) editing the document text; b) re-using the text; and c) facilitating the cooperation and the collaborative writing. It is based on XML mark-up language, and on a RDBMS. This choice guarantees: a) process standardisation; b) process management; c) efficient delivery of information-based tasks; and d) explicit focus on process design.
authors.affiliation: ISRDS-CNR, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fazi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luzi
authors.forename: Mariarosaria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manco
authors.forename: Fabrizio L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toffoli
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vignetti
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003628:Database Management Systems; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration