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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Medical Coding in Clinical Trials

All data generated in Clinical  trials are ultimately subjected to further analysis. It is very essential that this data gets interpreted uniformly in a standardized format.Medical coding is performed in clinical trial using Standardised medical coding dictionaries.Data listed above like AEs, SAEs, MH , CM and any other category generally are coded. However coding AEs, SAEs and CM is mandate in any given clinical trial.

There are several standardized medical coding dictionaries in the market; however five dictionaries listed below are used for coding:
1. COSTART - Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms
2. ICD9CM - International Classification of Diseases 9 Revision Clinical Modification
3. MedDRA – Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
4. WHO-ART – World Health Organisation Adverse Reactions Terminology
5. WHO-DDE– World Health Organisation Drug Dictionary Enhanced

Out of the above five, two widely used medical coding dictionaries used for coding medical terms generated in clinical trials are MedDRA and WHO-DDE.

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