UK Explains Dos And Don’ts Of Remote Clinical Trial Monitoring

Much-Awaited Guideline Outlines Critical Functionalities For EHR Systems

Updated UK guidance describes the factors that clinical trial sponsors and investigator sites must consider when giving appointed representatives direct access to the electronic health records of participants in clinical trials to check source data.

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Digitization of medical records has enabled remote monitoring of trials • Source: Alamy

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued updated guidance explaining how the representatives that clinical trial sponsors appoint to review and verify data at trial sites can carry out their tasks remotely.

Monitoring and auditing of trials is crucial to assure the safety of trial participants and to ensure the reliability of...

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