Systems and methods for selecting and recruiting investigators and subjects for clinical studies
First Claim
1. A method of creating an on-line interactive forum in a secured environment comprising the steps of:
- storing in a computer memory investigator information suitable for identifying qualified investigators for at least one clinical study;
storing in a computer memory subject information suitable for identifying eligible persons for said at least one clinical study; and
automatically determining, in accordance with permission information and the registration information, whether to provide a person or caregiver with notice of a given clinical study associated with a disease condition of interest to the person.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an integrated on-line interactive forum that promotes exchange of information among clinical study sponsors, clinical study investigators, and potential clinical study subjects. The forum includes an investigator database that contains information suitable for identification of qualified investigators for clinical studies and a subject database that contains information suitable for identification of eligible subjects for clinical studies. An extranet is coupled to the investigator database and the subject database. The extranet allows sponsors and investigators to exchange securely documents required to start a clinical study. The forum also optionally includes one or more web pages that provide information describing clinical studies to potential clinical study subjects and permit potential clinical study subjects to register for inclusion in the subject database. A therapeutic incidence area database is also optionally integrated into the forum
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32 Claims
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1. A method of creating an on-line interactive forum in a secured environment comprising the steps of:
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storing in a computer memory investigator information suitable for identifying qualified investigators for at least one clinical study;
storing in a computer memory subject information suitable for identifying eligible persons for said at least one clinical study; and
automatically determining, in accordance with permission information and the registration information, whether to provide a person or caregiver with notice of a given clinical study associated with a disease condition of interest to the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of identifying an investigator for a clinical study comprising the steps of:
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providing a database for storing information about a plurality of investigators including prescription writing history with respect to a plurality of medications;
providing a database for storing information associating each of said plurality of medications with one or more disease conditions;
receiving a query relating to information about a selected disease condition; and
thenidentifying an investigator for a clinical study based upon said query and said prescription writing history of the investigator. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of identifying an investigator for a clinical study comprising the steps of:
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providing a database for storing information about a plurality of investigators including a history of laboratory procedure requests made by the investigator;
providing a database for storing information that associating each of said laboratory procedure requests with disease conditions;
receiving a query relating to information about a selected disease condition; and
thenidentifying an investigator for a clinical study based upon said query and said laboratory procedure history of the investigator. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of identifying a qualified investigator for a clinical study comprising the steps of:
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providing a database for storing information about a plurality of investigators including a history of past participation of each investigator in clinical studies;
receiving a query relating to criteria about past clinical study participation; and
thenidentifying a qualified investigator for a clinical study based upon said query. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of creating an on-line interactive forum in a secured environment comprising the steps of:
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storing in a computer memory investigator information suitable for identifying qualified investigators for at least one clinical study;
storing in a computer memory subject information suitable for identifying eligible persons for said at least one clinical study;
automatically presenting a questionnaire associated with the given clinical study to the person or caregiver; and
automatically determining, in accordance with said subject information, whether to provide a person or caregiver with notice of a given clinical study associated with a disease condition of interest to the person. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a computer memory for storing information indicating whether notice of one or more clinical studies associated with a particular disease condition is desired and registration information that indicates at least a geographic location, said disease condition of interest, and contact information, wherein said memory further stores computer instructions for presenting a web page questionnaire to a user; and
means for storing in said memory responses to a questionnaire. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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