Blog posts

Medable perspective: Three points on FDA eCOA guidance

At the beginning of April 2023, the FDA published a draft of the fourth in a series of Guidance Documents entitled “Patient-Focused Drug Development: Incorporating Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA) Into Endpoints For Regulatory Decision-Making”.  Once finalized these four documents will be combined and will replace the 2009 Guidance, “Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Use in Medical Product Development to Support Labeling Claims”.  Part 3, which was released in draft in June 2022, provides advice around the development and validation of new COA (including the modification of existing COA).

Guides

Back to Basics: What is a decentralized clinical trial?

In a decentralized clinical trial, part or all of the protocol occurs away from the primary study site. Instead of patients traveling, often repeatedly, to a central site for enrollment, consent, data collection or symptom monitoring, they can participate in telehealth visits from their homes, often using familiar technologies, like smartphones, tablets and wearables to transmit pertinent information. Even medications and devices can increasingly be delivered directly to a patient’s home, and a home visit from a health care professional can be arranged if necessary. 

Webinars

Leverage novel options in oncology clinical trial design to reduce burden for patients and sites

eCOA
6 min

Flo Mowlem, Senior Director, eCOA Science & Solutions shares insights on how electronic solutions, with a focus on patient-reported outcome (ePROs) can reduce burden on participants and sites to maximize the chance of success in oncology clinical trials.

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White Papers, Case Studies, Reports

Use case: Implementing digital solutions to improve oncology trial experience & efficiency

A top 10 pharmaceutical company looked to Medable to streamline participant burden and enhance site and team experience in oncology trials, while establishing a scalable template for future trials in oncology and other areas.

Webinars

Deploying a patient-first framework to accelerate recruitment & reduce overall trial timelines

eCOA
6 min

Learn how to utilize digital data-flow designs in clinical trials to improve patient diversity and inclusion, increase operational efficiencies, enhance patient enrollment, engagement, and retention, and realize financial value.

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White Papers, Case Studies, Reports

ePRO Case study: Better options and outcomes oncology trials.

Medable worked with a top 5 pharma company to increase the safety of patients as anti-cancer treatments may cause pulmonary toxicity, ranging from asymptomatic radiological changes to respiratory failure, and is considered a common side effect.

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Webinars

Actionable data: How to deploy & use patient-centric data collection to improve patient experiences & sharpen decision making

eCOA
6 min

Medable's Gillian Livock, SVP/GM Digital Solutions and Sean Connelly, SVP, Product Management, join Antoine Pivron, Head of Health Solutions EMEA at Withings, to discuss the industry's move toward patient-first data collection, how to increase operational efficiencies, enhancing the patient experience in clinical trials using data, and how to use data insights to drive key decision-making.

Blog posts

Designing patient-friendly ePRO instruments

eCOA
6 min

This blog explores why patient-centric ePRO instrument design is critical to driving study success, provides tips on how to make instruments more patient-centric, and offers resources for additional ePRO design guidance.

Research

Development of a mobile health app (TOGETHERCare) to reduce cancer care partner burden: Product design study

eCOA
6 min

Research looking at mobile apps and how they may provide a meaningful access point for all stakeholders for symptom management.

White Papers, Case Studies, Reports

White paper: The building blocks of DCT. How to create a seamless experience across eConsent, eCOA and more

Combining multiple market solutions at the site level can result in a negative experience due to different processes, login credentials, and redundant training. A unified DCT platform that works seamlessly with other core clinical systems to streamline workflows and simplify key trial processes.

See how Medable can make your trials more efficient.