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Table 2 List of additional requirements concerning data management for small-scale research projects based on [2]

From: Toolbox for Research, or how to facilitate a central data management in small-scale research projects

No.

Requirement

a1

Open-source solution, free or with very low costs

a2

Easy download and installation and/ or web-based data capture

a3

Useful range of functionality, e.g. extensibility with additional modules like interfaces for integrating additional data sources

a4

Adequate community support

a5

Possibility for low-level training

a6

User-friendliness and intuitive usability, e.g. easy design of eCRFs

a7

Sufficient documentation

a8

Management of organizational and technical processes to use and to provide access to the pseudonymized research data