An Electronic Data Capture Framework (ConnEDCt) for Global and Public Health Research: Design and Implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When we were unable to identify an electronic data capture (EDC) package that supported our requirements for clinical research in resource-limited regions, we set out to build our own reusable EDC framework. We needed to capture data when offline, synchronize data on demand, and enforce strict eligibility requirements and complex longitudinal protocols. Based on previous experience, the geographical areas in which we conduct our research often have unreliable, slow internet access that would make web-based EDC platforms impractical. We were unwilling to fall back on paper-based data capture as we wanted other benefits of EDC. Therefore, we decided to build our own reusable software platform. In this paper, we describe our customizable EDC framework and highlight how we h

SUBMITTER: Ruth CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature