Ensuring protocol compliance and data transparency in clinical trials using Blockchain smart contracts

Background Clinical Trials (CTs) help in testing and validating the safety and efficacy of newly discovered drugs on specific patient population cohorts. However, these trials usually experience many challenges, such as extensive time frames, high financial cost, regulatory and administrative barrie...

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Published in:	BMC medical research methodology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 224 - 17
Main Authors:	Omar, Ilhaam A., Jayaraman, Raja, Salah, Khaled, Simsekler, Mecit Can Emre, Yaqoob, Ibrar, Ellahham, Samer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 07.09.2020 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Algorithms Analysis Blockchain Blockchains (Databases) Clinical trials Computerized physician order entry Consent Data collection Data integrity Disclosure of information Ethereum Health Sciences Healthcare Information sharing IPFS Medical protocols Medicine Medicine & Public Health Patients Privacy quality Regulatory approval reporting Smart contracts Software Statistical Theory and Methods Statistics for Life Sciences Technical Advance Theory of Medicine/Bioethics United Arab Emirates Clinical trials Healthcare Smart contracts IPFS Blockchain Ethereum
ISSN:	1471-2288, 1471-2288
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