TeleForm in The PREVENT Trial • Participants were • Taking Antidepressants • Had had 3 or more previous episodes of depression • Currently well • They were randomised to either • Take part in an MBCT class and consider coming off their antidepressants OR • Continue taking their antidepressants
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TeleForm in The PREVENT Trial Participants were Taking Antidepressants Had had 3 or more previous episodes of depression Currently well They were randomised.
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TeleForm in The PREVENT Trial
• Participants were• Taking Antidepressants• Had had 3 or more previous episodes
of depression• Currently well
• They were randomised to either• Take part in an MBCT class and
consider coming off their antidepressants OR
• Continue taking their antidepressants
• Participants were followed-up over two years at 6 different times
• There were 26 different CRFs, some interview administered other self-report questionnaires
• In total 2,698 data points for each participant
• In total 1,143,952 items of data
How much data?
• Drastically reduce the time to enter data• Inbuilt data verification tools• No out of range scores allowed• Custom verifications – age of participant• Data required – trial id• Format dates correctly
• Can handle many different sorts of data• Likert Scales• Thermometer Scales• Block capital text boxes• Free form text boxes• Screen shot from scanned image of CRF
TeleForm
• Design the form• Scan CRF• Verify data TeleForm was unsure of• Export Verified Data• Excel• SPSS• Access• SQL Database• Text File• ……
Stages of TeleForm
• The second most important aspect of TeleForm• Reads Data• 100% sure its read the data
correctly – Sends data for export• Not 100% sure its read the data
correctly – Asks user to verify
Verification
• TeleForm is not 100% sure ‘No’ is ticked• So the User is asked to confirm• User confirms with ‘Tab’ key.
• With Tick Boxes• TeleForm measures the percentage of ink in
a box• If less than 15% TeleForm will confidently
report no tick• If more than 25% TeleForm will confidently
report a tick• If between 16% and 24% TeleForm will ask
user for verification• At design stage all of these variables can be
changed to suit your CRF
Why not sure?
• Only one value allowed
Item crossed out
• Always verify
• Block Capital Text
Can choose values from a database to correspond
Free Form Text
• Once all items are verified the user will be asked if data should be exported
Export
• Setting the form up well leads to fewer verifications and crucially fewer potential errors
• TEST, TEST and TEST again• The following can influence success of form• Physical size of tick boxes• Paper printed on• Colours used• Export CRF as a whole or as individual
questionnaire• Constraining allowed data• Checking that the form is user friendly
• Once form is finalised you can’t change the key elements – Training is Crucial