Featured Editorial

  1. Is Double Programming Really Required For Validation? 3/10/2025

    Double programming has been the gold standard for validation, but technological advancements and improved sponsor oversight of CRO deliverables have introduced more efficient and reliable alternatives.

  2. Why Is Trust Stifling Our RBM Implementations? 3/6/2025

    It’s one thing to implement RBM (risk-based monitoring) components like central monitoring or initial risk assessments, but if you’re still doing 100% SDR/SDV, you’re not maximizing the benefits of this approach. So what’s the holdup?

  3. Pros & Cons Of Using Wearables In Clinical Trials 2/26/2025

    What are the biggest advantages and challenges of using wearables in a clinical trial? And who do you need on your team to add wearables to a trial? These are the questions Bryan Hansen, Ph.D. of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine answers in this Q&A.

  4. Wearables: An Essential For Decentralized Clinical Trials 2/20/2025

    Bryan Hansen, Ph.D., director of Innovative Health at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, discusses types of wearables, his experience using them in neurological disease clinical trials, and some future plans for these devices.

  5. Bring-Your-Own-Device For eCOA — Is It Worth It? 2/19/2025

    At the recent SCOPE Summit, four experts in data management, monitoring, site operations, and tech weighed the pros and cons of adopting bring-your-own-device (BYOD) requirements for clinical trial eCOAs.

  6. Input Needed On Using AI To Create Lay Summaries Of Trial Results 2/7/2025

    CISCRP is soliciting feedback from research professionals, patients, and advocacy groups on its "Considerations for Using AI to Create Lay Summaries of Trial Results" until Feb. 18.

  7. Strategizing And Implementing Your Clinical Trial Technologies 1/23/2025

    An implementation strategy will help you overcome challenges in integrating tech such as electronic clinical outcome assessments, electronic patient reported outcomes, and digital health technologies.

  8. Why Aren't We Using More Wearables In Clinical Trials? 1/6/2025

    Wearables provide a great means for passive data collection in clinical trials, but implementing them isn’t as easy at it seems. Lauren Sunshine, director, product management, digital health, at BMS, talks about some of the advantages — and challenges — of incorporating DHTs into your trial protocols. 

  9. 4 Perspectives On What's Next In Clinical Trial Tech 12/12/2024

    Clinical Leader asked clinical research professionals: “Internal, external, patient-facing, or otherwise — what clinical trial tech tool are you most excited to embrace or ditch in the new year? And why?”

  10. 8 Essentials For Using DHTs In Clinical Trials 12/5/2024

    Planning to use some type of digital health technology (DHT) in clinical trials? Maybe some type of wearable, for instance? Then be sure to check out these eight key takeaways from the FDA’s Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations Guidance.