Patient Data Reporting Featured Articles

  1. What Do Sponsors And CROs Think About Technology Use In Trials? 8/26/2019

    Each year, The Avoca Group surveys industry professionals to understand trends in clinical development. For one of its most recent surveys, Avoca examined what sponsors and CROs think about innovation and the use of technology in clinical trials.

  2. The Keys To A Successful Training, Change Management, & Support Program 8/19/2019

    Implementing a new technology presents many challenges for companies. There is the implementation itself, the training of users, managing the change, and finally providing support to users. A panel discussion at the 2019 Oracle Health Sciences Connect conference tackled these challenges, providing advice on how to manage all facets of a new technology implementation.

  3. Email/Excel vs. Clinical Applications: What Do ClinOps Professionals Really Need? 8/13/2019

    The Veeva 2019 Unified Clinical Operations Survey examines the extent to which the clinical trial industry has sought to overcome its dependence on outmoded processes through the implementation of clinical applications. The survey’s main objective is to grow understanding of the “drivers, barriers, and benefits of a unified clinical operating model” through the exploration of clinical stakeholders’ attitudes about the clinical applications they currently use.

  4. Standard Of Care And The Internet Of Medical Things 8/6/2019

    During the American College of Cardiology annual meeting in March, researchers from Stanford University, Apple Inc., and other academic centers unveiled the Apple Heart Study, a first-of-its-kind large-scale study involving more than 400,000 members of the general population (iPhone and Apple Watch owners). The goal of the study was to identify users with a potentially lethal irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF).

  5. Adopting eConsent To Better Patient Experience In Clinical Trials 6/18/2019

    Electronic consent to clinical research — “eConsent” — is a hot topic within the clinical research world as more sponsors and sites explore what solutions are available and appropriate for them. Yet many clinical trials are stuck in paper-based consent, either underutilizing the technology tools at their disposal or not using them at all. Understanding the reasons for a transition to eConsent and the hesitancies to make these changes gives insight into one of the last bastions of the clinical research industry to embrace the digital revolution.

  6. A Platform Approach Simplifies Clinical Workflow For Idorsia Pharma 6/6/2019

    Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd was founded in June 2017 and came about as a result of the acquisition of Actelion Pharmaceuticals by Johnson & Johnson. Transition agreements allowed the company to use legacy systems from the prior company for a period of 18 months. By the time the agreements expired, Idorsia would have to design its own systems landscape.

  7. What Is Taking So Long For Meaningful Interoperability In Clinical Research? 6/6/2019

    Three decades ago when I entered the profession of clinical research, our workplace equipment extended to typewriters, white-out, mimeographs, hand-written documents, rubber erasers, pens, label makers, and fax and copy machines. Rows of massive, locked, fire-proof filing cabinets storing millions of papers for a nationally funded research program lined record rooms, hallways, and every spare corner of the offices. Most of us felt rewarded when we could use a typewriter with a correction key despite one’s typing skills being firmly judged by the illegible mistakes in the carbon copies.

  8. AI And Blockchain Will Take Center Stage At DIA 2019 5/30/2019

    A Q&A with Sudip Parikh, PhD, senior VP and managing director, DIA Americas

  9. Can Virtual Clinical Trials Democratize Medicine? 5/3/2019

    There are over a quarter million active clinical trials registered with the FDA right now, up from just 1 percent of that figure at the turn of the century. It's a $65 billion industry – clinical trials alone, that is, and it's only going to get bigger.

  10. How To Spec, Purchase, And Implement The Right IRT System For Your Clinical Trial 4/11/2019

    During a study startup phase, interactive response technology (IRT) system development can be difficult for clinical teams to navigate successfully, especially when team members have limited experience building or using the technology. Take a deeper dive into key considerations when selecting a vendor, strategies to implement during the IRT design phase, and best practices for utilizing the system throughout the life of your trial.