What makes some clinical sites easier to work with than others? In a previous blog, we shared tips for clinical study site selection, but selecting the sites is only the beginning. For the long haul of the study, the answer has something to do with TEAM. In this...
Welcome back to part two of our blog series on clinical trial electronic data capture (EDC) system development and maintenance. We’re glad you’re here, but we aren’t surprised. Even if you followed our tips to optimize your EDC release (see Part 1), change was in your...
The saying “The only constant in life is change” is attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus hundreds of years before clinical study electronic data capture systems, or EDCs, were around to influence that observation. If the concept of developing and maintaining...
The notion of statistical error permeates clinical study design and analysis, forming the basis for regulatory decision-making in evidence-based medicine, where the vaunted p-value is a cornerstone of analysis. In addition, statistical error is a key factor in sample...
What did the case report forms say to the research coordinator? You complete me. Valentine’s Day mushiness aside, case report forms (CRFs) are a critical aspect of clinical research. They bring the protocol to...