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In This Era of Personalised Medicine, Are Big Clinical Trials Relevant?

Smaller clinical trials require fewer patients to participate, less time and less money, but many researchers worry that results are not wide enough to influence clinical practice for large populations.

Business Standard, May 31

What Does Patient-Centricity Really Mean … And Why Do We Need It?

Providing a patient-centered clinical trial can mean something different depending on who the patient population is and what the study is about.

Clinical Leader, May 22

Regulatory

FDA Hones In On Critical Issues With Recruitment, Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials

Increasing participation of women in clinical trials will allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to understand the treatment differences between men and women.

Regulatory Focus, May 16

FDA Issues Final Guidance in Effort to Protect Clinical Trial Participants

The FDA has published a final guidance today in its efforts to improve protection for participants in clinical trials and reduce regulatory burden.

Outsourcing-Pharma, May 18

Financial and Operations

Should Tech Entrepreneurs Aspire to Fix Clinical Trials or Reinvent Them?

No matter how researchers approach clinical trials, new data and technologies can be used to impact patient outcomes and time and money spent.

Forbes, May 22

Experts Offer Advice on Seeking Research Site Excellence in an Age of Complicated Protocols

From developing standard operating procedures to improving employee training, experts weigh in on ways to streamline clinical trials.

CenterWatch, May 29

The Evolving Reimbursement Landscape — Considerations for Clinical Trial Design

As new reimbursement standards are established that require evidence of increased value, sponsor companies will face intensifying pressure to incorporate payer perspectives into clinical development activities.

Clinical Leader, May 29

Spotlight

A New Approach for Managing Research Operations

Northeast Georgia Medical Center outsourced its administrative operations to Huron's Research Office, allowing internal resources to focus on conducting quality research, enhancing research capabilities, increasing community awareness and growing the research program.

Huron