Even in this digital age, printed clinical trial materials remain popular and important tools for keeping sites and patients engaged. Clinical study sites rely on printed materials to gain local interest, and popular examples include: Posters Flyers Brochures Fact sheets These printed tools are designed…
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Clinical Trial Efficiencies: The Power of a Single Workstream
by Dan McDonaldby Dan McDonaldThe management time needed to corral many different elements during a trial is immense. In the buildup to a research study, clinical operations teams often focus on items such as study startup, site initiation and activation, supply chain, monitoring, data management, and safety. And there…
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Decentralized Clinical Studies: What Does the Future Look Like?
Clinical trials have existed for centuries, shaped by brilliant minds, historical events, and medical crises. When COVID emerged, many research sites closed or patients stayed away as non-COVID trials paused. Decentralized clinical studies experienced a metamorphosis, putting into action what had previously been primarily ideas.…
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Business InsightsPatient Recruitment and Retention
Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Trials: Move Ahead, or Halt?
This blog was featured on Clinical Trial AI Weekly. For centuries, science fiction writers have toyed with the endless possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). And now we’re living the future those writers celebrated and also feared. How might AI apply in the realities of our…
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DIA Takes on Technology in Clinical Trials
by Dan McDonaldby Dan McDonaldAn interesting element of every DIA annual meeting is the variety of voices that are brought together from across the drug development ecosphere. From industry to regulatory bodies, academia, and even students, diverse backgrounds and experiences are brought to the table. The cumulative effect is…