Use of a novel electronic data collection system in multicenter studies of irritable bowel syndrome

• Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 1073 - 1076
• Main Authors: HARDING, J. P., HAMM, L. R., EHSANULLAH, R. S. B., HEATH, A. T., SORRELLS, S. C., HAW, J., DUKES, G. E., WOLFE, S. G., MANGEL, A. W., NORTHCUTT, A. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.12.1997; Blackwell
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trial. Drug monitoring; Colonic Diseases, Functional; Data Collection - methods; Databases, Factual; Digestive system; Electronic Data Processing; Europe; General pharmacology; Humans; Medical sciences; Patient Compliance; Patient Satisfaction; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Telephone; United States; Human; Methodology; Treatment efficiency; Multicenter study; Data transmission; Electronic information; Irritable bowel syndrome; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Clinical trial; Treatment compliance; Characteristics collection; Reliability

Background: The reliability of symptom data collected during efficacy studies in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is paramount to the proper assessment of potential therapeutic agents. Historically, data have been collected on paper diary cards, which patients were requested to fill out at a specified...