|Articles|January 11, 2016

Bracket Releases Rater Station 4.0 eCOA Solution

The Rater Station℠ platform has been used extensively in Central Nervous System clinical trials, and version 4.0 is currently being used in two clinical trials that are actively recruiting.

Bracket, a clinical trial specialty services provider, has released version 4.0 of Rater Stationâ , its Electronic Clinical Outcomes Assessment (eCOA) tool. The Rater Stationâ platform has been used extensively in Central Nervous System clinical trials, and version 4.0 is currently being used in two clinical trials that are actively recruiting.

The new version includes the following features:

Persistent Auto-Save, loss of power, user error, or system malfunction will never mean lost data.

Advanced authentication and user management features, allowing study sponsors more control of which site personnel can access data.

Improved Question Library, allows for advanced customization for each scale and questionnaire programmed into the platform.

Improved clinical edit checks, designed to reduce errors and minimize data corrections.

New workflow that streamlines subject visits for study personnel.

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