Authors:
Alessio Bottrighi
1
;
Elisa Gandini
2
;
Stefano Nera
1
;
Luca Piovesan
1
;
Erica Raina
1
and
Paolo Terenziani
1
Affiliations:
1
Department of Science and Technological Innovation University of Eastern Piedmont Alessandria, Italy
;
2
Fondazione Italiana Linfomi, Alessandria, Italy
Keyword(s):
Intelligent Systems, Data Analysis and Visualization for Health, Analytical Intelligent Processing, Clinical Trials, Multi-Dimensional Conceptual Representation, Electronic Data Capture.
Abstract:
We describe our experience in enhancing Electronic Data Capture systems with Business Intelligence facilities, to provide additional decision support facilities. In particular, with our framework, we support analytical intelligent reporting, visualization and querying to improve managerial control in trial conduct. In this paper, we discuss a principled methodology, in which the analytical intelligent extension is based on an explicit conceptual modelling of a multi-dimensional view of the clinical trials. While our approach is general, we have developed it in the context of long-term cooperation with the Italian Lymphoma Foundation (FIL), managing dozens of clinical trials distributed in many national (Italian) and international institutes.