MindFlow: Intelligent Workflow for Clinical Trials in Mental Healthcare

The recruitment of human subjects for clinical trial research is an imperative step in the discovery of new cures for diseases. However, the current major recruitment methodologies are inherently inefficient. Intelligent workflow management has great potential for improving the clinical trial recruitment process and overcome some of the limitations. In this paper, we present an intelligent workflow system for clinical trials, called MindFlow as an alternative to the traditional workflow model for clinical trials. With an increasing capacity of analysis of clinical trial processes, this model can enhance the efficiency and quality of recruitment of patients with psychiatric disorders for clinical research. The MindFlow system is based on data mining approaches, ontology and visualization technologies. The MindFlow system offers a simulation of clinical trials workflow based on published outcomes and analysis/prediction with data mining and visualization of the processes involved. We believe that the system particularly valuable in enhancing recruitment for clinical trial studies for development of new drugs.