title: Electronic data capture platform for clinical research based on mobile phones and near field communication technology.
abstract: Electronic data capture systems support data acquisition for clinical research and enable the evaluation of new investigational medical devices. In case of evaluating a device the most challenging part is the user interface i.e. the solution how to acquire the data within a clinical setting and to synchronize them with a web-based data centre. The aim of this paper is to describe the development of an electronic data capture system with a mobile data input solution based on mobile phones and Near Field Communication technology. This system was evaluated within a real clinical setting and demonstrated high usability, security and reliability.
authors.affiliation: Austrian Research Centers GmbH-ARC/eHealth Systems, Austria. juergen.morak@arcsmed.at
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morak
authors.forename: Verena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schwetz
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayn
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fruhwald
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schreier
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000295:instrumentation*; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*