Applied Clinical Trials-08-01-2010

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CRO/SPONSOR : The Nuances of Medical Device Trials A Triggered Approach to Site Monitoring INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY : Automating the Phase I Trial Also in this issue : FDA Addresses Concerns Over Foreign Studies, The Cost Factor in EU Drug Authorization, Baseball?s Ties to Comparative Effectiveness Research, Key Updates to the Form FDA 1572

Industry news focusing on the people and organizations who work in the clinical trials profession.

How to make the leap beyond paper and EDC to create an automated clinical environment that thrives.

FDA is saying that a study coordinator "generally" performs critical functions, such as subject recruitment.

On time and on budget are always necessary for a clinical trial, but medical devices offer nuances.

Among the many clinical development processes that need to be conducted in a smarter, more cost-effective manner, clinical data monitoring stands out as a promising area in which operational efficiencies can not only reduce costs but also improve research quality and patient safety.

Inspector General study focuses attention on quality of data and patient safeguards.

European network could bring confusion to health technology assessment and clinical research.

Updates on the Diabetes drug market.

The importance of comparative effectiveness research and how to overcome its challenges.

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The European Medicines Agency has redesigned its Web site to improve transparency.

The design and completeness of the protocol and early and open communication with research center personnel are factors that most influence investigative site willingness to participate in a clinical study.