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Regardless of how many years of experience in clinical development you might have, your age, your technical expertise, the role you play in study management or even the number of studies or sites involved in your program, a CTMS can always continue to significantly transform your trial management. And we all know how important statistical significance is when trying to get our products approved by the regulatory authorities! Here are 10 ways that a CTMS solution can transform your clinical trial management workflows.  

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Come on - we can all admit it. The world is not flat, despite what some modern-day sports celebrities and conspiracy theorists might suggest. The Earth is not the center of the universe, and as much as I enjoy dancing, my moves alone will not summon a rain shower. We are people of science, individuals who value data. We understand that theories are solidified through continuous questioning, probing, and challenging. And we know from repeated inquiries and diverse evidence from around the globe that human evolution has shaped us into who we are today. 

• Read more about Why Sponsors and CROs Should Break Up with Their Trackers for Trial Management

15 business cases to motivate your organization to shift from antiquated Excel trackers to a comprehensive eClinical Platform. 

 

• Read more about Virtual Investigator Meetings: The New Normal

As we have entered a post-pandemic environment over the past year, different industries have begun to return to “normal” in their own ways. I have colleagues and friends in many sectors who now are starting to travel at almost the same level as they did pre-2020. They attend client pitch meetings in person, have clients in their offices three to four days a week, and are experiencing a sense of normalcy.

• Read more about Driving Fundamentals: Ensuring an Efficient Clinical Research Process

My daughter is learning how to drive. 

In the U.S., driving a car is almost part of our DNA. For most of us, we learn to drive in our late teens and then continue to drive for the majority of the rest of our lives. At some point, we sort of forget we had to learn how to do it. As a parent, I was reminded of the learning process when I recently had to teach my 16-year-old daughter.  

• Read more about Remote Investigator Meetings: Another Piece of the Virtual Trial Puzzle

Whether by choice or by force, when things change and those changes make things simpler, they tend to stick. I firmly believe that on the other side of our current global challenges with COVID-19, many of the changes made by regulatory bodies, sponsors, CROs, and sites will be here to stay. In an industry that has been a bit slower than others to receive operational technology with open arms, the wave of tech adoption to enable varying degrees of remote work, collaboration, and oversight will permanently change expectations.

• Read more about Message to ClinOps Leaders: The Organizational Planning Textbook Wasn’t Written for This!

Business technology, in any industry, is only as good as the people, planning, and processes around it. After ten years of e-clinical implementations, we can say from experience that operational planning requires a very industry-specific lens.

• Read more about The eClinical Path of Totality

The August 21 eclipse made the entire United States pause, if only for a few minutes to reflect on the celestial event that happens so rarely. Many have never seen a total eclipse in their lifetime (and may never again). The last time I saw one was back in 1979—through a pinhole in an index card at elementary school.

• Read more about The TransPerfect Way to Better Trial TransParency: Introducing Trial Interactive 9.0

Within the past few years, the conversation has shifted from deciding between paper or electronic TMF solutions instead of solidifying what features are required to make an eTMF solution the most optimal. Technology is evolving—and while the life sciences industry has a reputation for being slow to adopt tech advancements in clinical research, it’s catching on to innovations in eTMF pretty quickly.

• Read more about Optimizing Clinical Trials for Globalization

Implementing a series of best practices for clinical study and development conduct can simplify administrative processes for investigator and study teams, reducing overall costs in operating global clinical development.