Our experience on the use of Internet in a phase I clinical study

DR CIOCCA; F.DARÍO CUELLO-CARRIÓN; MARIEL A. FANELLI; SILVINA B. NADIN; MM MONTT GUEVARA

Buenos Aires

Congreso; The 9th Annual World Congress on the Medicine in Internet; 2004

A Phase I clinical study was started in 2001 to evaluate a therapeutic vaccine in cancer patients. In the informed consent, the patients were instructed on the possibility to consult via Internet on information on this therapy. Here we communicate our experiences on the advantages and disadvantages on the use of Internet. In the first educational visit to the principal investigators (PI) all patients were motivated to enter specific Internet sites. Conclusion: in the second visit to the PI, only a limited number of patients consulted Internet information (