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In the last few years increasing use of the computer and of software in planning, conducting and analyzing clinical trials has been made. With regard to large multicenter studies it is now no longer conceivable to dispense with these tools. The practical importance attached to them by the trialists is shown by the agendas of recent conferences on clinical trials. During the 85-meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, two whole sessions were spent on discussing this subject alone (v. SOC. CLIN. TRIALS, 1985). In books on clinical trials, however, this aspect is often omitted, and where it is treated at all the presentation lags behind the rapid development (see e.g. POCOCK (1983), LEE (1984)). A description of the tasks which can be facilitated by the computer and an explanation of how to make use of it are given in the papers of GILLESPIE & FISHER (1985) and VICTOR (1986).
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Victor, N., Holle, R. (1986). Database Assisted Conduct of Clinical Trials. In: De Antoni, F., Lauro, N., Rizzi, A. (eds) COMPSTAT. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46890-2_54
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