Applied Clinical Trials-08-01-2014

Pressure to shorten study start-up timelines puts clinical supply management in the crosshairs.

Method designed to reduce the time gap between protocol approval and recruitment is examined.

New phase of innovation initiative emphasizes focus on research networks, adaptive trials, and personalized medicine, among other key areas.

eGSP-driven approach focuses on overcoming operational challenges through data integration.

Consumer groups, research organizations, and Congress are pressing for more inclusive clinical research.

IMS Health

Longer-term strategic issues are making already high-investment, high-risk decisions to place studies overseas even more complex.

Unique feedback from patient survey could help inform future clinical supply design and implementation.

Breaking through the confusion around fair market value when applying the concept to study budgets.

The European Forum for Good Clinical Practice says proposed restrictive access to clinical data would impede further progress in health research.

CRO/Sponsor: Clinical Supply Survey, Strategies Sites: Fair Market Value Debate Clinical Technology: Optimizing Supply Chain Data Trial Design: Multi-site Pre-implementation Also in this issue: European Innovation Initiative, Part II Medicine Kits: The Patient Perspective Global Trials Need Strategic Touch