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Update: ISCTM Brings Together FDA, EMA, & Industry for Working Group on Adapting Trials for Remote Assessment
We recently wrote about the first two special meetings of the Innovative Technologies Working Group of the International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM) to discuss challenges related to implementing remote assessments in CNS clinical trials in the context of COVID-19 precautions. These calls provided an open forum for discussion between FDA, industry, academia, and clinical trial sites. There has since been a third call, which also included participants from EMA sharing their views.
From the Innovation Lab: Wearable Insoles for Real-Time Capture of Gait Measures
Preliminary Feasibility and Validity Data in Older Adults with and without Subjective Cognitive DeclineThis blog series shares what’s happening day-to-day in our Innovation Lab. The VeraSci Innovation Lab was created to pair scientific knowledge with cutting-edge...
The Placebo Control Reminder Script—Now Available on Pathway
Placebo response is a potentially devastating component of CNS trials, particularly those with subjective patient-reported outcomes and high levels of interaction with clinical staff. In pain, depression, and other psychiatric studies using subjective primary...
eClinical Translations for Global Clinical Trials
As more sponsors utilize electronic clinical outcome measures (eCOA) in their international clinical trials, these tools will also need to be accurately translated and culturally adapted for use in numerous languages and countries. eCOA translations must ensure that...
From the Innovation Lab: Practical Challenges and Trade-offs with Wrist-Worn Devices for Clinical Trials
This blog series shares what’s happening day-to-day in our Innovation Lab long before we share the results in publications or at conferences. The VeraSci Innovation Lab was created to pair scientific knowledge with cutting-edge technology to improve the tools and...
Facing the Challenge: Considerations for Conducting Remote Video Assessments
With many study subjects isolating themselves at home and many sites concerned about seeing subjects in-person for routine study visits, we are seeing an increased interest in remote visits. Sponsors that consider this for their studies often choose to complete the remote visits with video conferencing tools in order to allow more interaction between sites and subjects. Even for those with experience using video in clinical trials, using it in a home-based setting brings unique challenges.
Common Rater Errors in Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials
Many rare diseases lack the well-characterized endpoints that we associate with outcome measures in more common diseases and disorders. Given that most clinical trials for rare diseases are small and often rely on assessments that are not designed specifically for the disease, it is important that every assessment is administered and scored correctly. In trials conducted in very small populations, missing, erroneous, or invalid data can have an outsized impact.
Rare and Orphan Disease Trials: Centralized Methods
Centralized assessments are a method of testing clinical trial subjects that has significant potential advantages for rare and orphan disease trials. In a centralized assessment model, a small pool of trained and highly experienced raters conduct developmental and...
From the Innovation Lab: Selecting Wearable Devices for Use in Clinical Trials
This blog series shares what’s happening day-to-day in our Innovation Lab long before we share the results in publications or at conferences. The VeraSci Innovation Lab was created to pair scientific knowledge with cutting-edge technology to improve the tools and...
Utility of the VRFCAT in Parkinson’s Disease
VeraSci developed the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT) to assess proficiency in performing real-world tasks in a realistic environment. The VRFCAT, a digital tablet-based instrument, has been accepted into the FDA clinical outcome...