Clinical trials are built long before the first patient is enrolled. Protocol requirements are established, feasibility is assessed, processes are developed, and patient-facing materials are created. But decisions made early in that process ultimately have to work in the real world. Continue Reading Article
For years, clinical research has struggled with a familiar problem: information entered into the electronic health record often must be manually entered again for research purposes. The resulting duplication creates unnecessary work for sites and delays access to high-quality data. Continue Reading Article
For years, sponsors have focused on becoming more “site centric.” Yet for many organizations, that still means making existing processes a little easier but oftentimes without the direct input of sites. Roche asked a different question: What if sites helped design the process from the beginning? Continue Reading Article
Study start-up is one of the most demanding phases of clinical research. For sites managing large and diverse portfolios, success depends on getting the right information early and keeping communication clear as complexity increases. Continue Reading Article
For patients participating in rare disease and pediatric studies, clinical trial participation often extends far beyond the clinic visit itself. Travel, caregiving responsibilities, scheduling challenges, and years-long commitments can create significant burdens for patients and their families. Continue Reading Article
From Principles to Practice: Bringing the Playbook to Life The Collaborate Forward Playbook from SCRS outlines four pillars of successful collaboration: leadership support, operational impact, information governance, and feedback loops. Continue Reading Article
For sites, the reality of clinical research is defined by operations—how logistics, payments, travel, and participant support actually work in practice. When this layer works well, studies move forward with fewer disruptions. When it doesn’t, burden compounds quickly for sites and participants. Scout’s role is to absorb that complexity early, so it does not
Understanding Today’s Collaboration Challenges One of the biggest barriers to effective study collaboration is the disconnect in how sponsors, CROs, and sites think about technology. According to Ashley Davidson, VP and Product Lead for Sponsor Tech Solutions at Advarra, this gap appears in nearly every early customer conversation. Continue Reading Article
Medidata’s Site Insights Program reflects a deliberate shift toward transparency, efficiency, and true site-centricity in clinical research. Built on the belief that better technology starts with better listening, the program embeds the site voice into product design, training, and strategy. Every insight gathered is tied to action, ensuring that collaboration leads to measurable improvements
Merck’s approach to site partnerships has evolved in response to two key drivers: the growing complexity of clinical trials and the need to foster meaningful, sustainable collaborations with sites. What began as a traditional sponsor-led relationship has transformed into a collaborative model centered on core principles—communication, flexibility, transparency, and shared values. Continue Reading Article
