ODM Clinical Data Generator

ODM Clinical Data Generator generates synthetic clinical study datasets that conform to the Operational Data Model (ODM) standard for testing, evaluation, and methodological development.


Key Features:

  • Synthetic Data Generation: Generates artificial clinical study data structured according to ODM file schemas, producing syntactically correct and semantically meaningful records.
  • Metadata Definition Utilization: Leverages ODM metadata definitions, including case report forms and other study design elements, to determine variable structure and content.
  • Data Type and Constraint Adherence: Produces values that respect ODM-specified data types, range constraints, and validation rules to ensure data validity.
  • Scalability: Scales to generate datasets for up to one million participants for large-scale evaluations.

Scientific Applications:

  • System Evaluation: Provides comprehensive ODM-compliant datasets (metadata plus clinical data) to evaluate software and systems claiming ODM support.
  • Statistical Analysis Testing: Enables testing of planned statistical analyses for feasibility given the defined data types, ranges, and metadata structure.

Methodology:

Processes an ODM metadata definition to generate clinical datasets that adhere to the ODM constraints, data types, range specifications, and file formats.

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License:
MIT
Added:
10/25/2021
Last Updated:
10/25/2021

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Publications

Brix TJ, Becker L, Harbich T, Oehm J, Fechner M, Dugas M, Storck M. ODM Clinical Data Generator: Syntactically Correct Clinical Data Based on Metadata Definition. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2021. doi:10.3233/shti210048. PMID:34042873.

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