Previously submitted to: Interactive Journal of Medical Research (no longer under consideration since Nov 13, 2024)
Date Submitted: May 4, 2023
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Real-Time Data Collection with ZS Moments in Clinical Research: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Study
ABSTRACT
Background:
Clinical trials are essential to the advancement of modern evidence-based medicine. The number of healthcare professionals (HCPs) participating in clinical research is continuously declining. Collecting patient data for clinical research can be challenging and time-consuming.
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the use of the ZS Moments mobile phone application (app) as a real-time data collection tool in a survey of Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) treating patients with cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA).
Methods:
A secondary analysis of prospectively collected de-identified survey data obtained from HCPs treating patients with CMPA in an outpatient setting was conducted. HCPs downloaded the ZS Moments app to their mobile device. After evaluating a patient and recommending a clinical management strategy (visit 1), HCPs completed a 10-minute survey using the ZS Moments app to document patient symptoms in real time. At the next follow-up visit (visit 2), the HCP completed a second survey assessing how symptoms changed since initiating treatment.
Results:
Data from 404 patients (808 visits) were collected from 61 HCPs using the ZS Moments app. Of the 61 HPCs, 52 (85%) were included in the analysis. The most common reason for HCP exclusion was incomplete or non-submission of data. Of the 404 patient surveys collected, 75 (19%) were excluded due to the absence of visit 2 information, the discrepancy between the collected information on visit 1 and visit 2, or the poor quality of responses. Twenty-three patients were excluded from final symptom analysis calculations due to treatment switching but were included in the overall sample size.
Conclusions:
The study found that a majority of healthcare professionals successfully completed surveys for both visit 1 and visit 2 using the ZS Moments mobile app. The use of high-quality, real-time data collection software like ZS Moments may help to simplify the process of data entry and increase HCPs’ participation in clinical research. This highlights the potential benefits of technology in improving data collection and promoting clinical research.
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