US 2001/0044408 A1Published application

Method and kit for treating illnesses

AssigneeOpt-e-scrip, Inc.

InventorDonald P. Reitberg

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Abstract

Methods and kits for determining appropriate treatment for illnesses in humans or animals are disclosed. The method includes: providing a test kit containing a random arrangement of drug(s) and placebo(s) and/or alternative treatment(s) along with a questionnaire or other instrument designed to elicit data concerning the safety, efficacy and desirability of a treatment; administering the drug(s) and placebo(s) and/or alternative treatments to each member of the pool in a random, double blind fashion and following up on patient outcomes as appropriate post-study; assembling a database from the completed pool questionnaires and revealing the random schedule to uncover drug and placebo treatment periods; providing the same kit to a patient in need of the same treatment and comparing the results obtained from the single patient trial with those obtained from the pool to determine an optimal treatment for the patient with the drug; and administering a treatment consistent with the optimal treatment.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A method of treating an illness in humans or animals, comprising:

a) providing a pool of humans or animals in need of such treatment a test kit containing:
i) a supply of a drug indicated for the treatment of said illness;
ii) a supply of a placebo substantially identical in appearance to said drug,
iii) a questionnaire designed to elicit from said pool information concerning the actual usage, safety, efficacy and desirability of said treatment;
b) administering said drug and said placebo to each member of the pool according to a random, double-blind schedule;
c) assembling a database by eliciting from said pool answers to said questionnaire;
d) revealing the random schedule to uncover drug and placebo treatment periods;
e) providing said test kit to a human or animal in need of such treatment;
f) administering said drug and said placebo to said human according to a random, double-blind schedule;
g) assembling a second database by eliciting from said human or animal answers to said questionnaire;
h) revealing the random schedule to evaluate drug and placebo treatment periods;
i) comparing said pool set of data with said set of data obtained in step g) to determine an optimal treatment of said human or animal with said drug;
and
j) administering to said human or animal a treatment consistent with said optimal treatment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/823,329Filed 30 Mar 2001
Priority: 31 Oct 1994
Published: 22 Nov 2001
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Classification5 codes

G16H 10/20
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data: for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
G16H 10/60
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic…
G16H 20/00
Ict specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans
G16H 20/10
ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient…:…

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