Otobase background

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The Otobase program is built around a relational database kernel originally designed to support clinical surgical trials in the medical field. The Otobase kernel can be customized to meet the needs of different specialties. For more information, e-mail otobase@u.washington.edu.

Since Otobase was developed specifically for use as a research tool, the term subject is used rather than patient both in the software's interface and throughout this Help system.

ASPO version

The ASPO version of Otobase includes a detailed, anatomically based set of data points designed to study respiratory papillomatosis.

Overview of Help topics

Below you will find an overview of topics in Otobase Help

Getting started gives you instructions on how to set up the program and what to do the first time you open Otobase.

Providers and Clinical Groups explains these two concepts that are central to setting up Otobase and running multi-site clinical trials, and shows how to enter records for both.

Data Entry shows you how to enter or modify information about subjects, treatments and other study facets.

Searching explains how to find data, which is integral to many other functions of the program.

Exporting and Reporting describes how to extract information from the database for use in other programs. It also explains numerous built-in reports and how to use the built-in word processor.

Preferences details the program's user-modifiable features.

Administrator Functions covers several features available to the administrator, including importing and exporting shared data in the controlled, confidential manner required for clinical studies.

Otobase Server is an overview of how to set up the program in a client-server environment.

Troubleshooting gives you tips on solving problems that may crop up.