Patient Support in DCTs

Patient Support in DCTs Introduction Decentralized clinical trials (#DCT) are currently a much discussed approach to clinical trials. DCTs differ from ‘traditional’ trials in several ways: because patients are not required to visit a site as often, there is reduced reliance on the investigator and site personnel to serve as the hub of activity for […]

Computer System Validation in the Life Sciences: The Basics

Introduction Computer system validation in the Life Sciences is a process to ensure data integrity, particularly patient-related data, that is accumulated and stored in a computer system. One aspect of data integrity is ensuring that data is collected accurately – that is, the value of a data point is transferred to the system in a […]