Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009
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New technology results in more interest in patient-reported outcomes
[Editor's note: This is the second part in a series about the opportunities, challenges, and benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) and technology used by and for research projects. In this issue we have stories about using electronic patient reported outcomes and the proven benefits of IT and EHRs.] -
Information tech: Benefits and drawbacks for hospitals
Health care technology researchers, who have taken a long and comprehensive look at the pros and cons of information technology (IT) use in health care systems, have found that health IT adoption has progressed considerably over the past decade. -
Text-messaging reminders spur treatment adherence
Clinical trial treatment adherence is an ongoing issue for investigators, just as treatment adherence problems plague the clinical world. -
CR education: From AEs to recruitment
A research university has found that a five-session program provides the right mix of clinical research introduction and education. -
Compliance Corner: QI monitoring forms, tools put compliance checking at fingertips
A good compliance program can be built around monitoring tools. At least that's what has worked well for one research institution. -
Stick to the statistics on risk in informed consent documents
IRB members, investigators, and others sometimes believe that potential trial participants will find hard data and numbers confusing when reading these as descriptions of risk in informed consent documents. -
Clinical Research News: European journal revises tumor size guidelines
The European Journal of Cancer has revised its 2000 guidelines used to measure tumor size, called the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) in the journal's January, 2009, issue.