Patient Enrollment
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In a typical clinical trial, investigators strive to enroll as many patients as possible at their site. Since investigators are customarily compensated per patient, they continue to enroll patients until notified through conventional communication mechanisms that enrollment is closed. Using communication systems that are not integrated to your patient database frequently results in over-enrollment and the collection of volumes of unnecessary patient data.
Covance IVRS/IWRS provides the real-time data you need to eliminate over-enrollment altogether and minimize your per-patient cost over the life of a trial. With Covance IVRS/IWRS:
- Data is available in real-time
- Patient enrollment and screening are convenient and simple.
- Randomization and drug assignments are automatic.
- Ad-hoc reporting capabilities enable you to monitor patient screening, enrollment and randomization in real-time, online.*
*Available when utilizing our IWR services. |
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| Case Study: Minimizing per-patient costs |
One sponsor was preparing to conduct a trial with 1,000-patients recruited over 100 sites. Therapy cost $7,000 per patient over the life of the trial. Utilizing Covance IVR services, enrollment caps were placed on the sites thereby preventing over-enrollment. This eliminated the typical over-enrollment levels of 1 patient per site, resulting in $700,000 of savings over the life of the trial.
With real-time data from Covance Interactive Voice or Web Response Services (IVRS/IWRS), you can prevent over-enrollment in your clinical trials. This benefit alone more than covers the typical cost — potentially three to four times over — of adding Covance IVRS/IWRS to your trial. |
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