5 Ways Smart DMC Software Will Power the Emerging Future of Clinical Trial Oversight

This year, COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of clinical trial management and oversight. Research estimates that 80% of non-COVID-19 trials have been interrupted or stopped. The modifications to accommodate virtual and remote operations as trials resume are unlikely to be short term.

Trial managers are being encouraged to maximize all available technology to adapt. Likewise, the data monitoring committees providing oversight through all of this change, must also adapt. Streamlined processes and better tools will be imperative.

Dedicated and smart DMC software will power the emerging future of clinical trial oversight.

Chairs and Administrators need DMC software tailored to the communication, data, and security challenges of remote clinical trial oversight, and everyone on the committee needs easy-to-use, efficient tech that “just works.”

We understand these challenges, and when COVID-19 hit, we were ready. Our platform, Cloud Concinnity®, has been configured specifically for specialty DMC governance needs. It delivers global access, process management, and outcome tracking with certified security that is prepared to meet the exacting needs of this new era of clinical trial oversight.

Here’s how.

5 Ways Smart DMC Software Will Power the Emerging Future of Clinical Trial Oversight

Secure Document Sharing
Cloud software is unique because all updates populate for all users in real-time. That means radically streamlined productivity, and allows DMC members to feel confident that they have 24/7 access to the emerging data, no matter where they are in the world or what time it is when they log in. Whenever any DMC member reviews data, they are reviewing the most up-to-date data available. Real time information updates and availability contribute to overall data integrity and support audit-readiness from end-to-end.
Simplified Scheduling
One of the biggest challenges for DMC chairs and administrators, especially in the age of COVID-19, is managing everyone’s schedule. Smarter software eliminates countless emails and time-consuming delays by centralizing the scheduling process and automating many of the schedule alignment challenges that otherwise drag down our efficiency. In the end, it makes scheduling feel effortless for the whole DMC team.
Blinded vs. Unblinded Data Segregation
Clear role-based permissions and workspace segregation mean blinded participants will never see unblinded data — it’s simply not possible. Built-in confidential data segregation replaces the time-consuming, manual management of sharing data to open and closed sessions or blinded and unblinded participants. This structurally eliminates the chances of compromising unblinded data.
Enrollment Data Tracking
Because enrollment information can be easily updated across the platform a timely way, DMC members always see current enrollment data and are able to keep pace with the study as it evolves and changes. This means communication, data review, and decision-making all stay in step with the rest of the clinical trial, and nothing is lost or out of sync.
Automated Notifications
Every benefit you see in this post is powerful on its own. Now add automation. Automated scheduling emails, automated meeting reminders, automated task notifications, and automated compliance documentation. With so much automation moving productivity and communication along, committees will find momentum in the mundane, and the ongoing interactions mean that when meetings happen, everyone is already up to date, making everything move that much faster.