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Ways to Streamline Informed Consent Process in Clinical Trial Startup

Optimizing the informed consent process is critical for accelerating clinical trial startup while maintaining compliance and participant understanding. This article explores key strategies for streamlining informed consent, including leveraging electronic consent (eConsent) solutions, standardizing templates, and improving collaboration between sponsors, sites, and IRBs. By implementing these best practices, research teams can enhance efficiency, reduce delays, and improve the participant experience in clinical trials.

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Keep in Touch: Tips for Working with a Single IRB for the First Time

Recent regulations and policies have ushered in the era of mandated single IRB (sIRB) review.…

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Q&A – Ask Advarra Live: The Real-World Impact of COVID-19 on Research

Experts from Advarra and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine provided practical guidance on the…

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Empowering Employees Starts with Building a Strong Culture

Now more than ever, people are seeking out employment at organizations that offer more than…

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Differentiating “Public” and “Private” Internet Spaces in IRB Review

What is the difference between “public” and “private” internet spaces? This question has gained importance…

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How Sites Can Prepare for COVID-19 Genetically Engineered Vaccine Studies

Currently the most prominent coronavirus vaccine candidates contain engineered genetic material. Sites wishing to participate…

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Q&A Part 1 – Evaluating Payment to Participate in Research: Ethical and Regulatory Issues

In a recent webinar, Dr. Luke Gelinas, IRB Chair at Advarra, provided a framework for…

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Protocol Feasibility to Promote Trial Efficiency

Scientific abstracts and articles have reported that 20-50% of studies do not accrue subjects at…

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Study Activation: A Complex Process That Doesn’t Have to Be Painful

Study activation data from the Forte community shows on average, it takes about six months…

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How Research Informs the COVID-19 Response

Research doesn’t just inform medical treatment; it informs public health and public policy, and it…

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IRB Review of Coronavirus and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Research: Issues to Consider

In this blog we discuss unique issues that research involving emerging infectious diseases like coronavirus…

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Are “Virtual Trials” Mainstream Yet?

While some completely virtual trials are taking place, the real trend involves bringing virtual trial…

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Key Biosafety Considerations for Coronavirus Research

The recent outbreak of the novel 2019 coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has led…

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