[The Internet a good web for gathering data for clinical trials and registries. Traditional paper data forms are soon completely "out"].
With the development of the Internet technology, clinicians have got a valuable tool for solving some of the logistic problems affecting multicenter studies and registers. Web based solutions enhance efficiency and quality of multicenter studies. Data can be entered continuously without any time and geographical limitations. On-line connection to a central database improves involvement of participants, and information and alterations can easily be disseminated. The central database enables optimal randomization and stratification. Furthermore, web based IT solutions for studies and registers enable the patients to report their data directly into the database. Until now web based IT solutions have been rather expensive but may gradually come down in price.
Kublickas
Marius
M
Centrum för fostermedicin, Huddinge Universitetssjukhus, Karolinska institutet, Stockholm. marius.kublickas@klinvet.ki.se
Bringman
Sven
S
Westgren
Magnus
M
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data