W. L. Sibley

Data management for clinical research

This paper discusses a prototype system intended for the personal use of physicians engaged in clinical research. In particular, the prototype is a highly integrated, interactive, minicomputer based data management and analysis system. The facilities offered by the system allow the clinical investigator to store, recall, analyze, and display his research data without resorting to computer programming. Modern data base techniques are available to the physician as aids in organizing, storing, and retrieving his data. The data base concepts are expressed in terms that are familiar to a clinical researcher.