23/05/2015 THL Logistics System Marko Grönholm Diabetes Prevention Unit

23/05/2015 THL Management of study subjects Appointments and visits Study protocol Batch management Statistics Features

Management of subjects Loading of the study sample –Population Register Centre –personal data (name, sex, age, ssn, contact information etc.) –study specific background data => study subject profile Contact information and name history Notes (”yellow notes”) –study specific codes Study data –appointments, visits, form data, laboratory results etc. 23/05/2015 THL 20103

Appointments and visits Appointments –study sites, calendars, timetables –visit types (based on study protocol) –booking/cancellation history –printable visit lists Visits –visit entry –creating a link between study subject and study data barcode sticker on the visit list visit list sticker identifies the sticker set sticker set contains unique barcode stickers for visit list, paper forms, study samples etc. 23/05/2015 THL 20104

Study protocol Predefined study procol –study groups –scheduled visits –time windows =>appointment system is based on predefined study protocol 23/05/2015 THL 20105

Batch management Letters –invitation –notice –feedback (ex. laboratory results) Mailing (ex. paper forms to THL) Delivery (ex. study samples to THL) Laboratory results –from sample management system (SILO) 23/05/2015 THL 20106

Statistics Visits Laboratory results Batch management Listings Study specific 23/05/2015 THL 20107

Technical details Oracle Rdb 7.2 relational database Web based user interface –Oracle XSQL, XML, XSLT –Oracle RdbWeb stored database procedures –Apache 2, Apache Tomcat servlet container 23/05/2015 THL 20108