Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA): An Introductory Guide

Clinical trials collect high-quality subject data to be analyzed and used to help bring new and different therapies to market. Often, these trials rely on paper documentation and data collection which can cause a number of disadvantages including illegible answers, incorrect or partially completed answers, or answers completed at a time other than what was specified by the protocol. A solution to this is Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA), which employs computers and other smart technology to allow patients, clinicians, and caregivers to directly report outcomes. Download the full article for information on what types of eCOA there are, and the benefits of using this method over paper documentation.