Utility of an automated notification system for recruitment of research subjects
Utility of an automated notification system for recruitment of research subjects
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DOI：
10.1136/emj.2009.081299
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Holschen, Jolie C.
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作者：
Cardozo, Eden;Meurer, William J.;Holschen, Jolie C.
背景经验与一种新的方法，通知研究人员的研究主题在一所大学的急诊科（艾德）reported.Methods一个自动寻呼系统连接到电子病历，以确定纳入标准，并通知研究人员在分诊时的艾德。研究招募率2个月前和实施后的自动化系统进行了比较，从分诊完成调查员通知的时间进行了assessed.Results在第一个2个月期间，1/17合格的患者被确定的工作人员。在第二个2个月期间，工作人员识别了1/7的合格患者，而自动寻呼系统识别了7/7的合格患者，绝对增加了94.5%。从完成分诊到自动通知研究者的中位时间为0 min。结论使用电子病历的自动分页有可能通过提高识别合格受试者的速度和灵敏度来提高临床研究的入组率。
Background Experience with a novel method of notifying investigators about research subjects in a university-based emergency department ( ED) is reported.Methods An automated paging system was linked to the electronic medical record to identify inclusion criteria and notify investigators at the time of ED triage. The rate of study enrolment 2 months before and after implementation of the automated system was compared and the time from triage completion to investigator notification was assessed.Results During the first 2-month period, 1/17 eligible patients were identified by staff. During the second 2-month period, 1/7 eligible patients were identified by staff while the automated paging system recognised 7/7 eligible patients, an absolute increase of 94.5%. The median time from completion of triage to automated notification of investigators was 0 min.Conclusion Automated paging using the electronic medical record has the potential to improve enrolment in clinical research studies by improving the speed and sensitivity of identifying eligible subjects.