Using real-time alerts for clinical trials: Identifying potential study subjects.
Clinical trials are widely accepted as a necessary step in evaluating the safety and efficacy of new pharmaceutical products. In order for a sufficiently powered study, a clinical trial depends on the effective and unbiased recruitment of eligible patients. Trials involving seasonal diseases like influenza pose additional challenges.
Author(s): Chow, E, Zuberi, M, Seto, R, Hota, S, Fish, E N, Morra, D
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2011-04-CR-0026