TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sinnott, R. O.
AU  - Stell, A. J.
AU  - Ajayi, O.
Y2  - 2014/05/21
Y1  - 2008
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/28770
AB  - A computational infrastructure to underpin complex clinical trials and medical population studies is highly desirable. This should allow access to a range of distributed clinical data sets; support the effi cient processing and analysis of the data obtained; have security at its heart; and ensure that authorized individuals are able to see privileged data and no more. Each clinical trial has its own requirements on data sets and how they are used; hence a reusable and fl exible framework offers many advantages. The MRC funded Virtual Organisations for Trials and Epidemiological Studies (VOTES) is a collaborative project involving several UK universities specifi cally to explore this space. This article presents the experiences of developing the Scottish component of this nationwide infrastructure, by the National e-Science Centre (NeSC) based at the University of Glasgow, and the issues inherent in accessing and using the clinical data sets in a fl exible, dynamic and secure manner.
LA  - eng
PB  - Sage
KW  - clinical trials
KW  - data federation
KW  - grid
KW  - security
T1  - Supporting grid-based clinical trials in Scotland
IS  - Health Informatics Journal
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 79-93
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/28770/264013_Sinnott_supporting.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -