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Implementation of a shared data repository and common data dictionary for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders research.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20036486     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Many previous attempts by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders researchers to compare data across multiple prospective and retrospective human studies have failed because of both structural differences in the collected data and difficulty in coming to agreement on the precise meaning of the terminology used to describe the collected data. Although some groups of researchers have an established track record of successfully integrating data, attempts to integrate data more broadly among different groups of researchers have generally faltered. Lack of tools to help researchers share and integrate data has also hampered data analysis. This situation has delayed improving diagnosis, intervention, and treatment before and after birth. We worked with various researchers and research programs in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CI-FASD) to develop a set of common data dictionaries to describe the data to be collected, including definitions of terms and specification of allowable values. The resulting data dictionaries were the basis for creating a central data repository (CI-FASD Central Repository) and software tools to input and query data. Data entry restrictions ensure that only data that conform to the data dictionaries reach the CI-FASD Central Repository. The result is an effective system for centralized and unified management of the data collected and analyzed by the initiative, including a secure, long-term data repository. CI-FASD researchers are able to integrate and analyze data of different types, using multiple methods, and collected from multiple populations, and data are retained for future reuse in a secure, robust repository.
Authors:
Andrew D Arenson; Ludmila N Bakhireva; Christina D Chambers; Christina A Deximo; Tatiana Foroud; Joseph L Jacobson; Sandra W Jacobson; Kenneth Lyons Jones; Sarah N Mattson; Philip A May; Elizabeth S Moore; Kimberly Ogle; Edward P Riley; Luther K Robinson; Jeffrey Rogers; Ann P Streissguth; Michel C Tavares; Joseph Urbanski; Yelena Yezerets; Radha Surya; Craig A Stewart; William K Barnett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)     Volume:  44     ISSN:  1873-6823     ISO Abbreviation:  Alcohol     Publication Date:    2010 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-29     Completed Date:  2011-03-11     Revised Date:  2011-11-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502311     Medline TA:  Alcohol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  643-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
University Information Technology Services, Indiana University, 535 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. aarenson@iupui.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcohol Drinking
Biomedical Research*
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Data Collection
Databases as Topic* / organization & administration
Female
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome* / diagnosis,  prevention & control,  therapy
Humans
Neuropsychological Tests
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Software
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1U24AA014818/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; 2U24AA014818-04/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS

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