An Introduction to Clinical Data Warehousing

The amount of data produced in clinical trials has grown significantly over the past few years. At the same time, reporting and monitoring requirements have become more elaborate. It is not surprising, therefore, that sponsors of clinical trials, biotech and pharmaceutical companies alike, are showing greater interest in the concept of a clinical data warehouse (CDW). In this whitepaper we present the core design principles and use cases of CDWs.

This whitepaper gives insights on

• The Architecture of a Clinical Data Warehouse
• Data Integration and Bi-Directional Data Flow
• Use cases
• Vendor lock-in