Central Monitoring: First Steps To A Risk-Based Approach

Adoption of risk-based monitoring practices has grown in the industry of clinical trials at a slow but steady pace over the last decade. For many looking to make this transition, however, the question of where to begin poses a challenging question. From the standpoint of technology use, this entry point is centralized monitoring. In this short blog post we will examine some of the steps and operational challenges of onboarding central monitoring.

Central monitoring is all about access to data and the tools to draw insights from it. By funneling broad and useful insights into a central monitoring team, sponsors and CROs are able to identify issues with site and data management performance early enough to maximize the effect of mitigation strategies. To do this, they need access to clear signals drawn from both operational and clinical data.