Digital Transformation Of Clinical Trials Is Shared Responsibility, CRO Industry Says

Digitizing data collection and monitoring has taken longer than desired due to various challenges, including resistance to change, unanticipated burdens and trial complexity, officials from ACRO and Medidata say, countering US FDA Commissioner Gottlieb’s criticisms that CRO business practices are holding back change.

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The road to digital transformation for clinical trials has been slower than US FDA leaders would like, but overcoming these challenges is a shared responsibility borne by all entities in the research process and not just contract research organizations, representatives from the CRO industry say.

In interviews with the Pink Sheet, Doug Peddicord, executive director of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO), and Jackie Kent, senior vice president of product at the digital services provider Medidata Solutions Inc

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