Reducing Inventory Errors In Clinical Trials

By Rachel Aletti, PharmD

Managing investigational products at clinical research sites involves high-stakes tasks where manual data entry errors can compromise protocol integrity and patient safety. This study evaluates the impact of the Shipment Receipt Verification (SRV) feature within Vestigo, analyzing data from 156 sites to measure how digital double-checks influence inventory accuracy. The results demonstrate a significant reduction in errors.

The findings highlight that the benefits of this verification workflow scale with experience. Sites that completed more than 50 verifications showed a large effect size and decreased data variability. By catching discrepancies at the initial point of receipt, the SRV functionality prevents the downstream labor of retroactive adjustments and audit-logged corrections. This research supports the adoption of independent verification as a best practice for Investigational Drug Services (IDS) to ensure regulatory compliance and streamline site operations.