eClinical Articles

1. Two Planning Mistakes That Quietly Sink Clinical Programs 9/22/2026

   A veteran biostatistician on the planning document and the dose-selection shortcut that quietly decide whether trials succeed.

2. A Framework For Diagnosing Clinical Research Technology Maturity 9/21/2026

   A 30-year clinical research veteran breaks down the four stages of technology maturity and why most organizations misjudge their own.

3. Clinical Trial Sites Don't Need More Tech, They Need Fewer Silos 9/17/2026

   Disconnected systems – not a lack of technology – are slowing clinical trial execution and forcing site staff to bridge costly workflow gaps.

4. A Biostatistician's Caution Around Digital Twins In Trials 9/15/2026

   A veteran statistician explains why she’s unconvinced digital twins can replace randomization in clinical trials, at least for now.

5. Who Owns Data Quality? The Authority Gap Slowing Trials 9/14/2026

   A former Bayer medical affairs lead explains why data-quality decisions land with whoever controls the budget, not whoever understands the data.

6. Clinical Research Isn't Even A Recognized Job. That's A Problem. 9/10/2026

   The U.S. doesn’t have an official job code for clinical research professionals. David Vulcano explains why that gap is holding back the workforce.

7. The Data Was Already There: RWE's Real Bottleneck Is People 9/7/2026

   A pharma medical affairs veteran explains why real-world evidence’s biggest constraint isn’t data volume; it’s having enough people to interpret what AI finds.

8. The Real Reason Clinical Trial Systems Don't Talk To Each Other 8/27/2026

   Clinical trial technology isn’t the barrier to interoperability; the economics are. Two industry leaders explain why nothing forces systems to connect.

9. The Vendor Questions Most Clinical Tech Buyers Forget To Ask 8/24/2026

   A practical checklist for evaluating decentralized trial technology vendors, built from an RF engineer’s view of where data quality actually breaks.

10. AI In Clinical Trials: Stop Hyping It, Start Proving It 8/20/2026

    David Vulcano wants clinical research to report AI failures with the same rigor it applies to adverse events. Here’s why that call-to-action matters.