Intro To OpenClinica
Intro To OpenClinica
Intro To OpenClinica
Lab Results
Clinical Data
Regulatory Authority
Involved Laboratories
Data Manager
Clinician
What is CDMS?
A clinical data management system or CDMS is used in clinical research to manage the data of a clinical trial It is set up to help with processing data from source through validation checks, analysis, reporting and storage; Also useful for Coding (particularly for AEs and Medications)
MEDRA (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities) WHOART (WHO Adverse Reactions Terminology)
Institutional Approach
Setting up a specific CDMS requires institutional decision making at policy level Whatever the choice, it comes with a cost Requires infrastructure and equipment set up Requires minimum core competencies Dedicated time for learning and development Opportunities to try out
Introducing OpenClinica
Free, open source, web-based software for EDC built by Akaza Research
Features:
Management of diverse clinical studies through a unified interface Clinical data entry and validation Data extraction Study oversight, auditing, and reporting
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Interfaces for data query and retrieval across subjects, time, and clinical
parameters Compliance with regulatory guidelines e.g. 21 CFR Part 11 Built on robust and scalable technology infrastructure interoperable with relational databases
Designing CRFs
Done in excel using a blank CRF template provided by Openclinica
Uploading CRFs
The excel sheet is then uploaded onto OpenClinica
Event Definition
Data Entry
Data Extraction
PgDump utility Creates a backup file on the secondary HDD on the main server. File automatically copied to NAS1
Backups implemented via a scheduled command running as a batch file that writes out the data and metadata for each of the studies databases adding Timestamp information to the filename.
Restore Process
Installing Application Stack I.E. Postgresql, Apache Jarkata Tomcat,J2SE runtime environment and Deploying OpenClinica Using a suitable Postgres database GUI(e.g. pgadmin III) create a new blank database on the database server Run the pg_restore command on the server and select the backup file to restore
Standard Installation Process is well documented inside an instructions file that ships with the application. To deploy separate instances, rename the Openclinica.war to [studyname].war Deploy as a normal OC application using the standard procedure and effect changes in database credentials inside the datainfo.properties of the deployed web Application.
Develop a clear, comprehensive migration strategy. Understand the impact of open or closed system definitions. Establish retention policies based on current predicate rule requirements.