Akaza Research, a US-based provider of open source clinical trial software, has announced the availability of the OpenClinica Case Report Form (CRF) Library. The product is projected as a web-based resource that helps OpenClinica users find, share and re-use case report forms. It contains a collection of expert-reviewed CRFs based on CDASH standards. CRF Library also features a collection of CRFs contributed by members of the OpenClinica community and imported from open access repositories such as the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR).
The product is available at http://library.openclinica.org and free to community members with a www.openclinica.org login. Access to the library is available at two levels: free community-level access, and enhanced enterprise- level access (which is included as part of an OpenClinica Enterprise Edition subscription). Enterprise-level access provides enhanced resources for certain CRFs, such as CRF completion guidelines, rules and test scripts.
The CRF Library is projected to enable faster study startup by providing ready access to a well organised, searchable database of OpenClinica CRF templates. It seeks to promote data standardisation through re-use of CRFs that adhere to open industry standards. Additionally, it aims to minimise time and cost spent on study training, testing and validation through value-added resources and documentation (including implementation guides, CRF completion guidelines and test scripts) associated with the CRF templates in the library.
The OpenClinica CRF Library is expected to continue to grow as more standards-based forms are reviewed and accessioned by the OpenClinica CRF Library Review Committee, and as contributors submit CRFs for inclusion in the community collection.
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