A lipid trial tracking system

Authors
Merriam, Philip A.
Ockene, Ira S.
Hebert, James R.
Ma, Yunsheng
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1997-11-01
Keywords
Adult
Cholesterol, LDL
Clinical Trials as Topic
Counseling
Diet
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Male

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http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Abstract/1997/11000/A_Lipid_Trial_Tracking_System.15.aspx
Abstract
A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH). In this study, over 8,000 subjects were screened, from which 1,278 were recruited over a two-year period. Subjects were randomized into three conditions (one is control, the other two with interventions) and followed for one year. Patient lipid profiles, dietary intakes, and psychosocial data were collected at baseline and after one year. The tracking system developed proved essential to the efficient management of WATCH and can be adapted for other research and nonresearch purposes.
Source
J Public Health Manag Pract. 1997 Nov;3(6):74-8.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44796
PubMed ID
10183187
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