An Internet implementation of an international clinical study

R A Hollingsworth; C Hay; B Richards

An Internet implementation of an international clinical study

Stud Health Technol Inform. 1999:68:528-31.

Authors

R A Hollingsworth¹, C Hay, B Richards

Affiliation

¹ Central Manchester Healthcare Trust, Manchester, England.

PMID: 10724944

Abstract

This paper describes a clinical study that is being conducted in 15 countries world-wide via the internet. The study concerns the removal of Factor VIII inhibitors in haemophilic children. The suitability of the Internet for this type of study is explored together with the technology (Active Server Pages, Secure Sockets Layer) that is involved in the creation of such a system.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Child
Computer Security
Factor VIII / antagonists & inhibitors*
Hemophilia A / blood
Hemophilia A / therapy*
Humans
Internet*
Medical Informatics Computing*
Software Design
User-Computer Interface

Substances

Factor VIII