Background

• Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) required a centralized system to track investigational new drugs
• Needed worldwide user collaboration
• Diverse platforms would access the system with multiple levels of security
• Management reports and compliance were driving factors

Results

• Solution was the Human Subjects Research Oversight and Accountability Database (HSROAD)
• A web-based system using ColdFusion to capture and manage the data
• Internet-based user access with strict security measures
• The database architecture enables fast presentation of large quantities of data for online viewing and report requirements.