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Error Rates and Data Integrity: eCOA versus Paper Administration of the PANSS

About the Research

Methodological Question: Does the use of electronic clinical outcomes assessment (eCOA) impact rates of scoring errors as evaluated with the ISCTM working group consensus method for PANSS data?

Among the Conclusions: eCOA administrations of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) are less susceptible to scoring inconsistencies and error compared to those administered on paper.

Authors: S. Negash, G. Capodilupo, B. Echevarria, M. Opler

Presented at The International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM) Autumn Conference, Marina Del Ray, CA (October 2018).

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