Modem remote support of pulmonary-function testing and quality control systems

被引:1
作者
Hess, HM [1 ]
Curley, RM
Chinchilli, VM
Cherniack, RM
Evans, RL
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Coll Med, Clin Res Comp Unit, Dept Hlth Evaluat Sci, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
[2] Natl Jewish Med & Res Ctr, Denver, CO USA
来源
CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS | 2001年 / 22卷 / 06期
关键词
pulmonary-function testing systems; pulmonary-function quality control; modem remote support;
D O I
10.1016/S0197-2456(01)00169-6
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
The data coordinating center (DCC) of the Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) is responsible for the support of 11 pulmonary-function testing systems and two quality control systems. Pulmonary-function data from these systems are used as outcome indicators in studies conducted by the ACRN. Each of these systems is composed of a spirometer, a personal computer for data acquisition from the spirometer, a modem, and a printer. These systems are located at six clinical centers nationwide. An analysis conducted at the beginning of the first ACRN protocol identified the following requirements: (1) standard pulmonary-function testing, (2) standard methacholine-challenge testing, (3) the ability to handle simultaneous multiple protocols as well as have data from non-ACRN subjects, (4) the ability to separate data from different protocols as well as separate ACRN and non-ACRN data, (5) the ability to transmit data from the remote clinical centers to the DCC, (6) the ability to ensure quality data and to report on those results, and (7) the ability to provide remote support. (C) Elsevier Science Inc. 2001.
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页码:156S / 167S
页数:12
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Cherniack R, 1999, CONTROL CLIN TRIALS, V20, P91