Welcome to the December edition of the Covance DCT blog. In our final edition for 2020, we look back on an eventful year.
As we entered into the year, we had a plan for building on prior successes in patient-centric trial design. We had plans for client outreach and events to connect with stakeholders across the industry to continue the incremental task of moving beyond site-based traditional trial designs. We had plans to demonstrate that decentralized trials could become mainstream for drug development, while minimizing risk.
All of this changed, tentatively at first, then decisively and with lasting impact as travel restrictions were enacted. Offices switched to remote working arrangements; the need to avoid unnecessary contact with people became the order of the day. Each of us reacted individually as our worlds were impacted in unique ways, but the common theme we heard both within Covance and across our clients was a greater concern for the patients: how could they continue to participate? How could they keep getting the care they need?
And so, we took a new approach. Suddenly, switching away from site-based visits and methodologies was no longer perceived as a risk to be minimized. It became a fundamental requirement for trials to continue. We partnered with sponsors to create new, more resilient trial designs and where possible adjusted ongoing trials with services that would enable trial continuity. All of these changes were made with patients in mind.
一路上，我们听了患者。我们的患者智能系统使我们能够从审判患者收集反馈，基于治疗区域，位置和其他参数，提供独特的洞察力的动态需求和兴趣。将其与我们从赞助商收到的特定于试用的输入相结合，我们能够加速“正常”方式的过渡，从网站为中心的设计枢转到可以根据需要应用DCT套件，形成a整个溶液溶液。了解促进移动临床服务的紧急性，如护理，静脉切开术，药物管理和临床评估，我们收购了GlobalCare临床试验LLC，以便在一份合同下提供对这些服务的内部访问。与此同时，我们听取了关于需要对高度综合平台解决方案的反馈，可以快速配置，以节省试用启动会议和第一患者里程碑之间的时间。我们收购Sapiot是移动电子解决方案的领导者，给了我们一个灵活的解决方案，以满足这种需求，在试验启动中节省多达四周。通过将这些带入我们的企业，我们能够制作包含更多服务的无缝解决方案，从而减少供应商管理的负担，同时提供减少患者负担，简化执行和提高运营效率的解决方案。
当我们关闭年份时，我们看看由前所未有的挑战改造的一个改变的行业，但通过任何措施更适合未来。以患者为中心的试验设计的愿景不再被广泛被视为风险或尖端的创新。相反，这是新的正常，将使我们成为未来。在密封期间，我们将继续在2021年继续进行这一转型，其中包括赞助商，网站和患者的投入，以建立我们到目前为止所学到的。说我们有很大的计划是安全的......但我们准备根据需要进行适应！
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