Decentralized Trial Technology Insights

31. What Your Sites Love And Hate About DCTs 10/25/2022

    For years, sponsor companies have had access to new and emerging technologies that would ease the participation burden of patients in clinical trials. While these emerging technologies helped sponsor companies keep their trials on track, they have also been a burden for the clinical sites having to deal with the changes required to keep up with them. Do you know where your sites stand on the adoption of hybrid trials and DCTs?

32. Will DCTs Become The Norm? 10/5/2022

    Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) have been an option for more than a decade, though the pandemic has been the catalyst for change. There is no doubt that DCTs and digitalization are starting to transform clinical research, but will they become the norm?

33. Using RWE In Clinical Trials: Challenges & Opportunities 9/19/2022

    What are real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE), and how can we overcome the challenges of integrating them into clinical trials to produce better outcomes?

34. Walgreens Is Ready To Re-Envision Recruitment, DCTs, And RWE 9/12/2022

    Since becoming CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) in March 2021, Rosalind Brewer has been focused on healthcare and what the company could do to help its patients. WBA refers to the integrated healthcare, pharmacy, and retail store that currently serves millions of customers and patients every day. This past June, the company launched its clinical trial business. 

35. Digital Solutions, Technology, And Patient Care Top Life Science Trends 9/6/2022

    Technology company Within3 has produced a paper on the six top trends that are going to impact the pharmaceutical space. It’s no surprise that technology solutions were one of the trends making the list, but also included were factors such as patients, cyber threats, and a growing global marketplace.

36. Pharma Companies Are Tapping Digital Health For Improved Patient Outcomes 8/11/2022

    Smarter diagnostic tools and a growing role for remote care will be of huge importance in the new paradigm. The pharma industry, which is already growing its role in delivering hybrid solutions combining therapies with diagnostic and smart solutions and devices, could play a significant role here.

37. Tufts Finds Substantial Net Benefits To Using Decentralized Trials 7/28/2022

    For years, vendors have touted decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) as a solution to both the time and cost challenges. DCTs also promise to make trials more patient centric. Unfortunately, a demonstration of the actual benefits of DCTs, along with a quantifiable dollar amount, have been difficult to produce. Until now.

38. How AI/ML Is Helping Clinical Researchers Investigate Alzheimer's 7/28/2022

    Like many cognitive conditions, Alzheimer’s disease can cause changes to a person’s speech and language. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning scientists are working on automating speech assessments to detect the disease earlier and improve understanding of the efficacy of novel treatments. 

39. Your Guide To Harnessing Clinical Trial Sensor Data Better 7/26/2022

    Technological advances in wearables and sensors are speeding the development of digital measures and endpoints. This sensor data is often in native formats unique to each sensor technology and in proprietary clouds owned by the manufacturer. To address this challenge, the Digital Medicine Society released a set of open-access toolkits to support the successful scaling of sensor data to drive better clinical decisions.

40. Decentralized Clinical Trials: Are We Using The Best Terminology For Patients? 7/12/2022

    There is a need within the clinical trials community for a broad term to describe clinical trials that make use of digital health tech and other methods for better accessibility to participants. However, is a single term as helpful for patients as it is for clinical trial professionals?