Clinical trial participants are traveling further to attend study sites than previously thought, according to Greenphire’s analysis of its payment data.
US FDA’s 2019 Drugs Trials Snapshots show female participation in clinical trials of the drugs approved during the past year increased, although ethnic diversity remains an issue.
Strict timeframes set from sponsors in clinical studies often come in conflict with patients’ convenience, forming the biggest challenge to patient-centricity, says Medidata.
The access that patients have to information nowadays is an opportunity for companies to integrate their direct feedback, says CSL Behring’s head for Europe.
Iqvia today launched a new “patient centered endpoints” solution, which captures the patient experience during clinical trials and real world studies, says SVP.
Trialbee and Linical Accelovance join forces for patient-centric clinical trials using digital innovations to establish a single point of contact to expedite clinical trial enrollment, retention, and speed-to-market solutions.
By Barbara Lopez Kunz, global chief executive, DIA
The practice of incorporating the voice of the patient into clinical development has gained significant traction over the past decade, and rightfully so.
Genetic discoveries have taken place in narrow population groups, say researchers, who for the first time, reveal that such studies are concentrated in a handful of countries – and conducted by a ‘tight-knit group of researchers.’
Clinical trials suggest that long-acting injectable antipsychotics should be expanded into a broader range of clinical settings and patient populations, says Premier Research executive.
By Pamela Tenaerts, executive director, Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI)
We entered 2018 with a solid foundation in place for building better, more efficient clinical trials. Throughout the year, progress – particularly in the areas of mobile technologies, real-world evidence, and patient engagement – resulted in new, tangible...
Clinerion and Santa Casa da Misericordia hospital are partnering to bring clinical trial opportunities to patients and diverse data to CROs and sponsors.
The digital patient recruitment and engagement company has released its new digital solutions to build long-term relationships with clients, sponsors, and CROs.
The pharmaceutical industry has increasingly been adopting artificial intelligence – which has demonstrated the ability to predict instances of schizophrenia with 74% accuracy.
TriNetX announced it will add claims data from 190m patients to its network, including ambulatory care, medical claims, and pharmacy claims, to enable researchers to query and analyze the information.
Pharma needs to include patient engagement solutions in marketing strategies as the patient’s role in decision-making continues to increase, says UDG COO, following MicroMass acquisition.
Clinerion recently filed a patent for its “anonymized identification” (ANID) technology, the use of which avoids possible privacy concerns associated with electronic patient data, says CEO.
LabCorp has teamed up with Walgreens to open “LabCorp at Walgreens” service centers and will explore additional collaboration opportunities – such as in clinical trial enrollment.
As holidays shoppers wrap up their presents with ribbons and bows, Outsourcing-Pharma.com reviews how contract pharmaceutical packaging companies help ensure successful patient outcomes with iterative design.
Validic and Sutter Health are collaborating on a federal pilot project that seeks to determine how patient-generated health data can be best delivered to researchers.
eClinicalHealth and Clinerion have announced a collaboration under which the companies will offer their complementary technologies jointly to hospitals and sponsor companies/CROs.
Using an experimental Internet of Things system that enables remote monitoring, the companies believe the multi-year project has the potential to change the way clinical trials are conducted.
Specialty trials services and tech provider BioClinica has acquired the patient recruitment and retention firm, MediciGroup. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Patients receiving court-ordered treatment can be stopped from secretly spitting out their medicines by formulations which dissolve quickly in the mouth.
A year after CRO Parexel saw what its CEO called “hyper growth,” the Massachusetts-based company is seeing revenue gains return to relatively normal levels.
Pharma service provider inVentiv Health has acquired Catalina Health and is merging it with its subsidiary Adheris to create the largest direct-to-patient adherence program in the US.
CRO Covance has partnered with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) to conduct more Phase I research in the Midwestern state.
Automated drug accountability systems are becoming “the norm” in clinical trials because they can improve compliance and cut working time drastically, according to Cenduit.
Retention strategies, trial site evaluations and dedicated budgets should be used to recruit patients to, and keep them in, clinical trials, according to research.
PARI Respiratory Equipment has launched its Vios aerosol delivery system to provide a tool for quickly administering treatments to the lungs, with a small particle size and high respirable drug dose.
Researchers have raised concerns that wirelessly activated drug delivery devices could be hacked to steal personal information or release potentially fatal doses of a therapeutic.
ICON has introduced an electronic Patient Recorded Outcomes (ePRO) module that could slash weeks off the time it takes to implement the technology in clinical trials.
