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Clinical Trial Data Analysis

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I believe the best means of collecting good clinical trial data is not unilateral. I am a strong advocate of making clinical trials easily accessible through convenience and innovation. With that being said, I feel a mixture of technology through smart phone apps and e-diaries in addition to easy access of getting the clinical trial procedures done and investigational product/medical device to the patient population through mobile health clinics are the best means. Smart phone apps and e-diaries have become much more accessible and easy to use throughout the years. We are currently experiencing a technological boom with the development of smart phone apps and user friendly e-diaries for data collection. Due to the transient nature of society, …show more content…

This bus travels to rural areas and renders basic diagnostic and therapeutic services including endoscopy. A telemedicine van accompanies the mobile hospital and endoscopy unit and transmits all procedures and data to the main telemedicine center at our parent institute. We have so far performed over 30,000 endoscopic procedures in 4,837 villages with a population of over 10 million people, (p. 172). As noted by Talukdar and Reddy since the procedures and data are transmitted to a main telemedicine center, patients who are not able to come to the on site visit due to scheduling conflicts, are underserved populations, or live in rural areas, can have the mobile health clinic come to them. In closing, smart phone apps, e-diaries and mobile health clinics are great channels for collecting good clinical trial data. The mixture of these modes are the best strategy because they show the innovation, efficiency and convenience necessary to conduct a well-executed study. Reference: Talukdar, R. & Reddy, D.N. (2012). Making endoscopy mobile: The journey. Digestive Endoscopy: Official Journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society,

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