Research Article

Using Electronic Health Records to Support Clinical Trials: A Report on Stakeholder Engagement for EHR4CR

Table 3

Use of the EHR4CR platform for trial recruitment (Scenario E).

YesNoDK

Indicate whether you think that this scenario would require previous informed consent by patients for the use of their data by the investigator/by the healthcare team.19 (51)16 (41)1 (3)

Indicate whether you think that this scenario would require previous authorisation from data protection authority or another external regulatory body.21 (57)11 (30)4 (11)

Do you think that this scenario would be accepted by your institution (or an institution in your country if you are not based in a healthcare institution)/do you think, in your opinion, that this scenario would be approved by an ethics committee in your country?26 (70)6 (16)5 (14)

Indicate your agreement/disagreement with the statement that “this approach to facilitating patient recruitment would enhance the conduct of clinical trials.”Strongly Agree
0 
Agree
2 (67)
Neither
1 (33)
Disagree
0
Strongly Disagree
0

Do you think that this scenario would create ethical/information governance concerns at your institution (or an institution in your country if you are not based in a health care institution)?Yes
17 (50)
No
16 (47)
DK
1 (3)

Indicate your agreement/disagreement with the statement that “this approach to facilitating patient recruitment would reduce workloads and save time of healthcare institution employees.”Strongly Agree
11 (32)
Agree
18 (53)
Neither
4 (12)
Disagree
0
Strongly Disagree
0