Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders Deploys OpenClinica EDC solution for Large Parkinson&ap...( OpenClinica ...),Health

OpenClinica has been deployed as the electronic data capture and clinical data management system for a Parkinson's study that could involve up to 15,000 patients.

New Haven, CT (PRWEB) March 12, 2009 -- The Institutive for Neurodegenerative Disorders (IND) announces that has deployed the OpenClinica clinical data capture and management software for the Parkinson's Associated Risk Study (PARS).

PARS is a clinical study to develop a pre-motor Parkinson disease (PD) cohort using a combination of olfactory testing and dopamine transporter imaging to detect those at risk for PD. This ambitious project will recruit up to 15,000 study subjects from throughout the US who will participate in predictive testing. For more information about the PARS study, see http://www.parsinfosource.com/index.htm.

IND has selected OpenClinica to streamline clinical data collection and management for this clinical trial. Through the OpenClinica Enterprise program, the PARS study will receive a certified implementation of OpenClinica electronic data capture system, customization of certain features, training for users, and ongoing support for the popular open source eClinical software.

"We are excited about the progress of the PARS study and our collaboration with OpenClinica in this and other research studies sponsored by the Institute," said Dr. Danna Jennings, Clinical Research Director at IND. "In the PARS study, data management is a crucial component of success and OpenClinica has provided a flexible and versatile platform that will ensure the quality and consistency of the PARS data."

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