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A Comprehensive Guide to Developing a Clinical Research Training Program Checklist

Training is often considered a prerequisite and one of the essential components of clinical research. With proper training, researchers understand all the ethical implications of the study and stay compliant with all the regulations throughout the study. To that end, the training aims to teach the researchers about all the steps of the research, from…

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Four Data Types for Remote Collection in Clinical Trials

Remote data collection in modern decentralized clinical trials has allowed research sponsors to eliminate various barriers and improve data quality. Gathering accurate and real-time data from a diverse pool of clinical research participants is now possible with remote data collection. But to fully leverage this tech-supported clinical trial model, researchers must know the different data…

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A Comprehensive Checklist to Streamline Clinical Trial Study Startup Activities

Study startup is an overwhelming, time-consuming, and occasionally frustrating component of the entire research process. It is notoriously prone to delays and can derail subsequent research activities. To ensure a seamless, swift, and successful study startup process, all stakeholders must cooperate carefully to get the study up and running. Here is a comprehensive checklist to help…

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5 Modern Tools Needed for a Result-Oriented Clinical Trial

Modern technology in the form of digital tools and clinical trial software has changed the mechanism of intervention delivery in research studies. Ever since the advent of smartphones took place, these digital health tools have exploded in research programs. Complete virtual clinical trials can also occur, eliminating the need for in-person researcher-patient contact entirely. This digital approach…

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The Impact of Research Sites on Maximizing Clinical Trial Efficacy

Efficacy Trials or explanatory trials are an effective way of explaining the outcome of an intervention under ideal circumstances. The efficacy in any clinical trial can be measured by estimating the outcomes rate observed in controlled and experimental groups. Research sites chosen for the efficacy trials play a crucial role in ensuring the success of…

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The Critical Role of Source Data Verification in Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials are research studies on new drugs, surgical procedures, and medical devices. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), over 300,000 clinical trials are registered worldwide, with over 40,000 in the United States alone. These trials cover various medical interventions, including drugs, surgical procedures, and medical devices. These trials effectively ensure that any new…

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Patient Data Registries: Why Does Your Clinical Trials Needs One?

Clinical trials are a significant component that improves patient care and advances medical research. Data management in clinical trials provides valuable insight into new interventions and treatments. An increasingly popular aspect of these trials is patient data registries. A patient data registry is a centralized form of database related to patients with a specific disease or…

Understanding Why Data Security is Important Choosing a Clinical EDC System

Why Data Security is Important Choosing a Clinical EDC System

Modern technology such as clinical EDC systems has completely transformed the way CROs, researchers, sponsors, and clinicians conduct clinical trials. It is hard to imagine a medical research setting that doesn’t incorporate state-of-the-art tools and technology. Electronic data capture systems have made the entire process much easier, yielding quick and reliable results, leading to swift…