How Advanced Data Collection Technologies Enable CROs To Expand Their Service Offerings

Contract Research Organizations (CRO) rely on providing the most advanced tools and processes to Sponsors to ensure clinical trial data collection success. Benefits to implementing the latest data collection technologies include:

• Improved data integrity and efficiency: Sponsors more frequently utilize electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA) in their clinical trials - providing significant benefits in timeliness, compliance, and data integrity.
• Remote data collection for flexibility and enhanced data quality: Collecting data remotely for electronic Patient Reported Outcome (ePRO) measures from patients wherever they are makes it easier to participate in studies. ePRO tools help overcome the inherent difficulties in interpreting patients’ handwriting on paper diaries, leading to improved data quality for Sponsors.
• Increased patient engagement: The level of convenience and engagement for patients improves when the ePRO application can be used on a patient’s personal mobile device. Compared to a paper-based diary approach, using a Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) approach can improve data quality and increase compliance by as high as 97%.

An advanced ePRO offering in the CRO service portfolio can enable significant incremental business opportunities and enhance the clinical trial experience for Sponsors and patients.