Medidata Integrates Garmin Activity Tracker for Patient Data
Medidata, the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, today announced a strategic collaboration with Garmin International Inc.
Medidata announced a strategic collaboration with Garmin International Inc. to integrate Garmin’s vívofit activity tracker with the Medidata Clinical Cloud®. The goal is to allow its customers to make use of mobile health (mHealth) devices with the potential to enhance patient engagement, data quality and operational efficiencies in clinical trials.
Garmin’s vívofit measures steps taken, distance, calories burned and hours slept, using a water-resistant, wrist-worn device and is being used by Medidata to capture patient data in clinical trials.
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