Executive Director and Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Clinical Supply Capabilities, Practices, and Perceptions Among Investigative Sites
Pressure to shorten study start-up timelines puts clinical supply management in the crosshairs.
Study Volunteer Insights into Clinical Trial Medicine Kits
Unique feedback from patient survey could help inform future clinical supply design and implementation.
Q&A With Jean Burns: Insights from a Study Volunteer
Jean Burns shared experiences with me that offer important insights for government and industry funded clinical research sponsors to consider as they look to improve their partnership with study volunteers.
Adoption of Adaptive Trial Designs Poised to Accelerate
Adaptive trial designs have the potential to transform success rates, but require new operating strategies and practices.
Public Perceptions are Turning the Corner
Public's view of clinical research has improved during the past five years, CISCRP survey reveals.
Scrutinizing Non-Core Protocol Procedures
Active evaluation of non-core procedures is an unusual winwin opportunity for sponsors and CROs.
Will CROs Drive Faster Solutions Adoption?
As integrated alliances assume more risk, novel strategies and practice must follow.
Are CRCs Reaching Their Tipping Point?
Study coordinators see responsibilities increase dramatically while salary levels remain flat.
Global Supply Chain Management
From tactical to strategic: tracking the evolution of global clinical supply chain management.
Flying Blind on CRA Workload, Time Demands
Despite their growing role, little benchmark management data, until now, existed on global study monitors.
Outsourcing Landscape
Continual change is coming as sponsors' sourcing requirements diverge from the major CROs.
Enrollment Performance: Weighing the "Facts"
Better selection and tougher site management is not enough to improve enrollment success.
Imperatives to Share Trial Results with Volunteers
Compliance with reporting clinical trial results is low, and an even larger opportunity is being missed.
Predicting Successful Site Performance
Research shows four factors best predict successful patient enrollment in clinical trials.
Transforming R&D Through Open Innovation
Collaborative communities may hold the key to transforming a half-century's old R&D paradigm.
Low Hanging Fruit in the Fight Against Inefficiency
Direction from regulatory agencies would help eradicate wasteful 100 percent source data verification.
Frustration with IRB Bureaucracy & Despotism
Doing more harm than good will ultimately force human subject protection system reform.
Chasing Veteran US Sites Out of the Enterprise
Why investigative sites are at financial risk and how it may effect sponsors and CROs.
Engaging Pharmacists in Research Education
A recent survey indicates pharmacists should provide more clinical trial information to patients.
Today's Global Site Landscape
New survey from Tufts CSDD and Applied Clinical Trials provides an inside look at global sites.
With Clinical Data, Less is More
Reductions in unused data will improve study performance, lower costs, and address ethical concerns.
Into the Aftermath of M&A
Mergers and acquisitions volume is way up, but have they fulfilled their intended purpose?
Successful Outsourcing: Tracking Global CRO Usage
New survey captures sponsors changing global usage of, and relationships with, CRO partners.
A Compelling Need to Usher in Alliances
Out of necessity, providers may finally become valued strategic partners.
The Elusive Sponsor-Site Relationship
Global clinical trial landscape changes pose new challenges for all sites-even AMCs.
Burying Sites Under Safety Reporting
A look at the vague but time consuming requirements imposed on sites and efforts to ease the burden.
Everyday Heroes Campaign Captures the Public
Pilot test to rebrand clinical research shows promise as a way to build public trust and promote interest.
Global Clinical Trials Activity in the Details
Individual countries hold the key to finding hot spots in growth regions like Central and Eastern Europe.
The Imperative to Support Site Adoption of EDC
Lack of adequate and attentive support is preventing some sites from fully taking advantage of EDC and ePRO technologies.