OS051. Web-based scientific data management and standardized specimencollection-important tools for research and scientific exchange

Abstract

Data management and specimen collection in scientific research underlie a number of challenges and often have to fit into daily routine as well as meet scientific standards. In the daily routine of E-science, data security combined with maximum user friendliness and autonomy have a clear positive impact on scientific efficiency.Using standardized specimen collection enables for exchanging material between research partners and helps answering scientific questions in shorter time period and with more scientific outcome. We aim to establish SOP's for specimen collection and data management in obstetrics to ensure high quality and comparability in research. We present a web-based scientific platform for obstetrical data management and show SOP's for high quality specimen collection. The database was designed to administrate data concerning pregnancy, child-bed and the newborn and is by now fully integrated in clinical and scientific routine. It consists of documentation sheets that guarantee high quality data management and help administrating data protected by username and password. For answering scientific questions not only good data management but also SOPs for specimen collection are an important tool. Therefore we assessed protocols for standardized blood, urine and placenta collection which make material sampled on different study sites comparable. Standardized data and specimen collection are necessary for research co-operations and play an important role in answering scientific questions in a shorter time period and with enlarging sample size.