COVID-19 Trial Changes Are "Propulsive Force" For Digital Adoption

Robert Califf, a former FDA commissioner turned Verily Life Sciences exec, is just one of the voice predicting a long-term impact on clinical trial processes from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Current and former US Food and Drug Administration officials are expressing broad agreement that COVID-19 will likely be a prod to the wider-ranging acceptance of digital health information from clinical trials.

The practical difficulties of collecting information at specific sites during the mobility restriction of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic are acting as...

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