It’s time to take a look at human subjects research regulations

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a new report in late June that looks at federally funded research and is now recommending an independent commission be established to take a close look at ethical and legal issues of human subjects...

Reflections on the ACRP 2016 Meeting and Expo

The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) 2016 Meeting & Expo was recently held in Atlanta and I always enjoy attending. It gives me the chance to interact with colleagues from all over the world and become more educated on topics and situations...

Remote Based Monitoring – new technology for clinical study data

Remote Based Monitoring (RBM) is technology that allows for remote access to data which has application for use in clinical studies. Melissa Fassbender, Outsourcing Pharma.com, recently published an article about RBM. Fassbender gave details where Propeller Health is...

Breast cancer patients use behavioral health app for research

Wearables, such as the Apple Watch, are becoming more commonly used in clinical research, as mentioned in a previous blog post. Most recently, as stated by Stacy Lawrence of Fierce Medical Devices, researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper are using the...

Inclusion of women in clinical research still too small

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report in regard to women in clinical research. While past efforts by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have increased the number of women involved in research, further changes are still necessary....