Virtual Clinical Trials : A tool for the Study of Transmission of Nosocomial Infections
Jaramillo, Cecilia
Rexachs del Rosario, Dolores Isabel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Arquitectura de Computadors i Sistemes Operatius)
Epelde, Francisco (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT))
Luque, Emilio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Arquitectura de Computadors i Sistemes Operatius)

Date:	2017
Abstract:	A clinical trial is a study designed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of a drug, procedure, medical device, or diagnostic test. Since clinical trials involve research in humans, they must be carefully designed and must comply strictly with a set of ethical conditions. Logistical disadvantages, ethical constraints, costs and high execution times could have a negative impact on the execution of the clinical trial. This article proposes the use of a simulation tool, the MRSA-T-Simulator, to design and perform "virtual clinical trials" for the purpose of studying MRSA contact transmission among hospitalized patients. The main advantage of the simulator is its flexibility when it comes to configuring the patient population, healthcare staff and the simulation environment.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad TIN2014-53172-P
Rights:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Simulation ; Agent Based Model ; Clinical Trials ; Nosocomial Infection
Published in:	Procedia computer science, Vol. 108 (2017) , p. 109-118, ISSN 1877-0509

DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2017.05.245

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