SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZED TRACKING OF THE PROGRESS OF A CLINICAL STUDY
An improved system for tracking the progress of a clinical study includes a classifier generator, a classifier application subsystem, a study stage annotation subsystem, a progress status models generator, an aggregation module, and a progress status evaluation subsystem. The classifier generator automatically generates clinical data element classifiers by evaluating clinical data containers and clinical study stage attributes across clinical studies; the classifier application subsystem applies the clinical data element classifiers to classify clinical data elements into pre-determined categories; the study stage annotation subsystem uses the clinical data element classifiers and the classified clinical data elements to determine clinical study stages; the progress status models generator generates at least one progress status model based on the clinical study stages, the aggregation module selects and aggregates the classified clinical data elements and clinical study stages; and the progress status evaluation subsystem computes the state of at least one progress status model. The progress status evaluation subsystem generates at least one progress status of the clinical study by using the clinical data element classifiers and clinical data to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages. An improved method for tracking the progress of a clinical study is also described and claimed.
1 . An improved system for tracking the progress of a clinical study, comprising:
a classifier generator including a processor for automatically generating clinical data element classifiers by evaluating clinical data containers and clinical study stage attributes across clinical studies;
a classifier application subsystem including a processor that applies the clinical data element classifiers to classify clinical data elements into pre-determined categories;
a study stage annotation subsystem including a processor that uses the clinical data element classifiers and the classified clinical data elements to determine clinical study stages;
a progress status models generator for generating at least one progress status model based on the clinical study stages;
an aggregation module including a processor for selecting and aggregating the classified clinical data elements and clinical study stages; and
a progress status evaluation subsystem for computing the state of at least one progress status model,
wherein the progress status evaluation subsystem generates at least one progress status of the clinical study by using the clinical data element classifiers and clinical data to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages.
2 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the clinical data element classifiers are induced using metadata from clinical data containers using a data container classifiers induction module.
3 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the clinical data elements are pre-annotated.
4 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the progress status model is generated from classified and annotated clinical data elements.
5 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the progress status model is pre-specified.
6 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the progress status model is used to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages relative to the clinical study.
7 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the progress status model is used to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages relative to a collection of related clinical studies.
8 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the system computes the state of the progress status model in the form of metrics.
9 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the system computes the state of the progress status model in the form of a prediction.
10 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the system computes the state of the progress status model at the study level.
11 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the system computes the state of the progress status model at least at the site level.
12 . The improved system of claim 1 , wherein the system computes the state of the progress status model at least at the subject level.
13 . An improved method for tracking the progress of a clinical study, comprising:
automatically generating clinical data element classifiers by evaluating clinical data containers and clinical study stage attributes across clinical studies;
classifying clinical data elements into pre-determined categories based on the clinical data element classifiers;
determining clinical study stages based on the clinical data element classifiers and the classified clinical data elements;
generating at least one progress status model based on the clinical study stages;
selecting and aggregating the classified clinical data elements and clinical study stages; and
computing the state of the at least one progress status model,
wherein the computing the state of the at least one progress status model comprises generating at least one progress status of the clinical study by using the clinical data element classifiers and clinical data to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages.
14 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the clinical data element classifiers are induced using metadata from clinical data containers using a data container classifiers induction module.
15 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the clinical data elements are pre-annotated.
16 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the progress status model is generated from classified and annotated clinical data elements.
17 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the progress status model is pre-specified.
18 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the progress status model is used to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages relative to the clinical study.
19 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the progress status model is used to compare contextualized study properties of one or more associated clinical study stages relative to a collection of related clinical studies.
20 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the state of the progress status model is computed in the form of metrics.
21 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the state of the progress status model is computed in the form of a prediction.
22 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the state of the progress status model is computed at the study level.
23 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the state of the progress status model is computed at least at the site level.
24 . The improved method of claim 13 , wherein the state of the progress status model is computed at least at the subject level.