Wearables & Sensors Resources

1. Three Benefits Of Centralizing Global Content For eCOA Migration 8/29/2022

   Now, more than ever, sponsors aim to empower the global patient voice through patient-centric technologies—including providing wearable technologies and using electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOAs) to collect patient data.

2. 4 Ways Home Visits Support Successful Rare Disease Clinical Trials 4/25/2023

   Researchers, patients, pharma, and regulators face several obstacles when designing and conducting rare disease trials. Here, we delve into the importance of home visits in rare disease clinical trials.

3. Digital Endpoints Of Gait And Balance In The Real World 10/19/2022

   Discover how recent advancements in wearable sensors and data science have provided the opportunities for objective and unobtrusive assessment of walking in the real world.

4. Planning Ahead: 5 Best Practices For The Integration Of Wearables 5/15/2024

   Prioritize the considerations outlined by the author to plan effectively, optimize wearable data utility, and significantly enhance your trial outcomes.

5. Deriving Reliable Clinical Outcome Scores From Continuous DHT Data 6/10/2025

   DHT-derived endpoints, especially percentile-based metrics, hold promise for robust, scalable measurement in clinical trials—provided they're chosen statistically and with adherence in mind.

6. Continuous Cough Monitoring: Addressing Placebo Effects And Data Gaps 7/7/2025

   Modernizing symptom monitoring is essential to improving clinical trial quality, and these tools deliver richer, more accurate data that can help close information gaps.

7. What Are Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs)? 8/23/2022

   Discover how DCTs leverage “virtual” tools, such as telemedicine, sensory-based technologies, wearable medical devices, and direct delivery of study drugs and materials to patients’ homes.

8. Combining Patient-Centric Technology and RWD For Comprehensive Evidence 8/10/2022

   Explore how by combining digital technologies with secondary RWD, researchers can gather a more holistic understanding of the patient. 

9. Advancing ALS Research With Digital Health Technologies 5/15/2024

   Explore how wearable, sensor-based digital health technologies can revolutionize ALS patient monitoring by reading our latest insights from the Digital Health Monthly scientific webinar series.

10. Evaluating Usability And Incorporating The Patient Experience In DECODE-Nocturnal Scratch 4/22/2024

    The DECODE-Nocturnal Scratch group, launched in November 2023, aims to introduce a purpose-built digital measure of nocturnal scratching to enhance patient-focused drug development in dermatology and provide deeper clinical insights.