ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The SARS-COV2 pandemic had huge impact on how clinical research is conducted when clinical research coordinators (CRC) transitioned to working remotely. An urgent transition of paper documentation into electronic formats had to occur without compromising participant safety or data integrity. Adverse event (AE) reporting had previously been captured in various paper formats with wet signature. AEs, attribution, severity, and clinical significance had to be changed into being electronically captured and incorporated into the medical record that captures the events in real time. METHOD: We assessed the satisfaction of the new method of AE recording amongst pediatric hematology oncology physicians and staff in a large academic institution during the COVID pandemic through a REDCap survey. The survey assessed the time, effort, perceived efficacy and overall acceptability of the paper-based and electronic methods of AE documentation. RESULTS: Seventy-one staff members were surveyed. Fifty (65%) responded, including 6 participants who were not involved in the AE reporting process and did not complete the survey. Of the remaining 44 participants, 43 (98%) preferred an electronic documentation method. Secondary results and further analysis will be presented at the meeting. CONCLUSIONS: The COVID pandemic has changed how CRC report AEs and electronic documentation seems to be the preferred method of documentation.