Exploring Integrations In Decentralized Clinical Trials

Each decentralized clinical trial is unique and has its own set of requirements and may require integrations between systems, such as:

Remote patient monitoring: sensors, wearables, medical devices, and health apps

Enabling outside sources to contribute valuable, accurate patient data into the EDC can save clinical trial stakeholders tons of time. Plus, it reduces the burden on patients. With virtually every person utilizing a smart device, integrating with them may be a huge benefit for your study.

Telehealth technology

If you need to meet with patients but are not requiring that they visit a site, consider adding a telehealth component to your study. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly increased the number of appointments conducted over secure video conferencing, increasing patients’ confidence and affinity for this type of technology.

Labs, IxRS, CTMS, EHR, payments

These are examples of technologies commonly used in clinical trials today that you may benefit from integrating into your study.

APIs: The key to integration

API (Application Programming Interface) refers to the modern technical interface software developers use to enable real-time interchange of data between systems. Not all APIs are created equal, however. They can be based on different technical standards, which can make them difficult or easy to work with. The APIs on each side of the integration need to have the right “hooks” available to support the use cases most important to you.