Clinical Research Software
The Computational Medicine Center develops custom software to support clinical research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati and other institutions. Listed below are descriptions of some of our applications along with links to fact sheets and animated tours. If you are interested in using any of the applications below or would like more information, contact us.
Protocol Management System
Our protocol management system enables researchers to control the scope and accuracy of data collection for clinical studies at individual or multiple sites. From demographics to medical histories to physical exams to lab reports, the system covers all bases of data collection while ensuring complete security and ongoing compliance with regulatory guidelines. Researchers also can schedule lab visits and track biological specimens.
Several groups at Cincinnati Children's are incorporating this system into their study designs including:
- General Clinical Research Center
- Translational Research Trials Office
- Division of Critical Care Medicine
- Division of Hematology / Oncology
Study Tracking System
This system is designed to meet the increasingly complex scheduling and resource management needs of clinical researchers. For each study, it enables investigators to define required appointments and tasks, monitor staff and resource availability, and track appointment and task completion.
This software has been developed in collaboration with the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's.
Questionnaire Builder
This tool enables researchers to create and administer online interactive surveys. Users can select from multiple question types, add skip logic and incorporate streaming video clips.
Biological Sample Tracking System
Our web-based biological sample tracking system enables investigators to track and annotate biological specimens. Via the World Wide Web, investigators can request new services from the labs and track the status of their requests. Using handheld devices, lab managers can scan bar coded samples, annotate any activities performed and synchronize with a centralized Oracle database. Lab personnel also can run customized reports including inventory and dispense summaries.
Freestanding modules of this software have been customized for the following groups at Cincinnati Children's:
Clinical Effectiveness
This web-based system is for collecting and analyzing data from patient populations. It is made up of disease-specific modules, each of which is composed of core, or common, functionality, as well as customized features. Modules for diabetes, cystic fibrosis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) already have been developed and are in use. Investigators are using these modules to assess the effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic treatments for each disease.
Sports Injury Surveillance System
Developed in collaboration with the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at Cincinnati Children's, the Sports Injury Surveillance System (SISS) enables administrators to track sports injuries incurred by athletes at select schools and clubs.
