Practice and thinking of electronic data capture application in clinical research management

Electronic capture(EDC) plays an important role in improving the quality of clinical research.The authors introduced the main functions of EDC and the use flow, then from its core function, analyzed the role of EDC in improving the quality of clinical research and scientific research management.Then they proposed the thinking of finding and solving problems from EDC big data . Their efforts aim at enabling research administrators in extending clinical research management scope and management quality. Key words: Information management; Electronic capture; Clinical trials; Scientific research management