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Developing IQVIA’s positions on key trends in the pharma and life sciences industries, with a focus on EMEA.
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Developing IQVIA’s positions on key trends in the pharma and life sciences industries, with a focus on EMEA.
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Developing IQVIA’s positions on key trends in the pharma and life sciences industries, with a focus on EMEA.
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SEARCH JOBSAnyone who’s been involved in clinical research knows that hand-written patient assessments can be an important but frustrating part of the data collection and analysis process for both the patient and the sponsor.
Gathering patient reported outcomes through these assessments or diaries ensures the patient perspective is recorded as part of the trial data environment. It also gives sponsors relevant insights into patient behavior as well as the influence and efficacy of the treatment. But the manual methods often used to capture this data are cumbersome and rife with problems.
When trials use paper-based assessments, they direct patients to complete them at key points in their treatment journey. That may include daily summaries of how they are feeling or recording quantitative or qualitative measures timed to relevant moments in the day.
Patients are expected to complete the assessments legibly and in accordance with a pre-defined schedule – but patients don’t always follow the rules. In many cases, they fill them out all at once, sometimes in the parking lot outside their next trial appointment. Or worse, they neglect to fill them out altogether. This approach can create holes in the clinical trial database, delay sponsors’ access to the data, and make this already subjective information less reliable.
Electronic Clinical Outcomes Assessments (eCOAs) can solve many of these challenges.
eCOAs transform the paper-based assessment into a real-time digital tool that collects insights directly from the patient about their disease, the trial experience, and the treatment’s impact on their quality of life. This brings several immediate benefits.
Replacing paper with an eCOA also aligns more naturally with the patient’s life, creating a patient-centric data collection experience. To amplify these benefits, many sponsors are embracing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approach to their eCOA practice.
Many sponsors assume they need to provide specialized medical devices to patients in order to complete these assessments in a safe and regulated manner. However, we have found that allowing patients to use their own devices to complete eCOAs increases patient engagement with the process, while meeting all data safety requirements.
When sponsors adopt BYOD, patients can start recording data as soon as they download the app. Because they are rarely away from their phones, the eCOA is woven into their daily lives, giving them the flexibility to complete assessments anywhere. It also makes it harder to ignore reminders and alerts because their personal device is usually by their side.
The eCOA apps are password protected, and the data is uploaded as soon as they submit it, which means even if a patient loses their phone, as soon as they replace it, they can download the app and continue where they left off.
It’s a safe, cost-effective and patient-centric approach that makes trial participation easier for everyone involved.
Life sciences companies are often wary of introducing new technologies to their clinical research workflow, but the payoff of using an eCOA can’t be ignored. Patient-centricity has become a priority for trial leaders, and patients expect their trial experiences to be as seamless as their consumer interactions. eCOAs offer that ease of use, adding value for everyone involved.
Explore how you can be more patient-centric in your next trial by using an eCOA by reaching out to us at ecoa@iqvia.com and connecting with an expert today.Fast, flexible and proven, IQVIA’s industry-leading electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) platform ramps up efficiencies, delivers real-time data, and sharpens insights through best-in-class technology and a better patient experience.
Explore our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to learn more about general industry eCOA topics and also specific details about our IQVIA eCOA solution.
In these short demo videos, learn more about some of the key capabilities within the IQVIA eCOA platform including how to easily create an assessment, utilize the AI design tool, access automated screenshots and documentation, export/import translations, and view study data and reports.
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