# IT4R DataSHIELD

> Use this tool when you need to formulate clinical research questions or conduct systematic literature reviews in health and biomedical research contexts. IT4R DataSHIELD assists researchers by providing structured guidance through the PICO framework, helping to clarify research objectives and identify relevant studies. It takes research topics as input and outputs a well-defined research question with clear population, intervention, comparison, and outcome parameters.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/epfl-enac-it4r-datashield  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/epfl-enac-it4r-datashield

## Description

Assists researchers with the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) framework for formulating clinical research questions. Developed by EPFL's ENAC IT4R team, it provides structured guidance for systematic literature reviews in health and biomedical research contexts.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/epfl-enac-it4r-datashield)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/epfl-enac/it4r-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "epfl-enac-it4r-datashield"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/epfl-enac-it4r-datashield` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/epfl-enac-it4r-datashield/pull`

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