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Improving Clinical Trial Participant Tracking Tools Using Knowledge-anchored Design Methodologies.

Philip R O Payne1, Peter J Embi, Stephen B Johnson

  • 1The Ohio State University, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Columbus, OH.

Applied Clinical Informatics
|December 2, 2011
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Presentation Discovery (PD) improved clinical trial participant tracking (CTPT) tools by enhancing icon clarity and usability. This human-computer interaction (HCI) method led to better user satisfaction and faster task completion times.

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Area of Science:

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Clinical Trial Management
  • Usability Engineering

Background:

  • Traditional human-computer interaction (HCI) design methodologies are underutilized in clinical trial participant tracking (CTPT) tool development.
  • Iconic HCI models in CTPTs can suffer from usability issues due to ambiguous icons, impacting complex interface navigation.
  • Presentation Discovery (PD) is a knowledge-anchored HCI design method shown to enhance iconic HCI models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the usability of a CTPT HCI model designed using PD against an intuitively designed model.
  • To evaluate task accuracy, completion times, and subjective user satisfaction between the two CTPT HCI models.

Main Methods:

  • An iconic CTPT HCI model was developed using the PD methodology.
  • Usability testing was conducted on both the PD-generated and an existing CTPT HCI model.
  • Task performance (accuracy, completion time) and qualitative user satisfaction were assessed.

Main Results:

  • End-users demonstrated reliable agreement on the visual semantics of graphics generated via PD.
  • The PD-generated CTPT HCI model showed equivalent or superior performance compared to the existing model, especially for tasks involving multiple icon semantics.
  • PD-designed model led to improved end-user subjective satisfaction and reduced task completion times.

Conclusions:

  • Applying PD to design iconic CTPT HCI models yields significant benefits, including enhanced usability and user satisfaction.
  • The PD method is particularly advantageous in information and time-intensive fields like clinical trial management.
  • PD offers a promising approach to improve the design and effectiveness of CTPT tools.