Blog6 January 2025 Strategies to Minimize Participant and Healthcare Provider Burden in Clinical Trials This article examines strategies to reduce participant and provider burden in clinical trials while ensuring high-quality data collection.... Learn more
Blog30 December 2024 What do we measure with PROs in head and neck cancer? Pain, QoL, adverse events and more Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) are essential in head and neck cancer research, offering insights into symptoms, quality of life,... Learn more
Blog24 September 2024 Unlocking FDA’s Vision for PRO Collection in RWE: Timing, Methods, and Insights Discover FDA's guidance on collecting PROs for Real-World Evidence (RWE), focusing on timing, methods, and improving data quality. Learn more
Blog12 June 2024 eCOA: Afterthought or Essential Strategy? An Expert’s View on Choosing and Developing an eCOA Strategy The Evolving Landscape of eCOA in Clinical Trials Clinical trials have long grappled with the complexities of data... Learn more
Blog16 May 2024 Evaluating “Bother” as a Component of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Studies Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments refer to multiple scales and questionnaires designed to collect patients’ personal feedback on their... Learn more
Blog1 May 2024 Revolutionizing Blood Pressure Monitoring: Insights from Aktiia and Castor’s Collaboration How Aktiia brought their continuous BP device to market by integrating vast amounts of blood pressure data with... Learn more
Blog12 April 2024 5 Best Practices for Getting Started with ePRO Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) can become a powerhouse for gathering high-quality data directly from patients. To help... Learn more
Blog10 April 2024 Can BYOD help us end an era of waste and burden in eCOA? Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) represents the future of eCOA, and prioritizes flexibility & convenience for trial participants.... Learn more
Blog22 March 2024 Measuring the true patient experience in Cancer Trials with ePRO Shedding light on the complexities and advancements in measuring PROs, drug tolerability, and quality of life in cancer... Learn more
Blog9 March 2024 The Place of PROs in the Future of Healthcare Learn how integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) into clinical trials can drive success in Value-Based Care (VBC). Learn more
Blog9 May 2023 Unlocking the power of Real-World Evidence in FDA submissions An avalanche of data from so many real-world sources is available today, with the promise of more data... Learn more
Blog21 November 2022 AKRN optimizes patient assessment collection with Castor ePRO Castor's ePRO solution enabled AKRN and Company Z to engage with a participant population that, on their own,... Learn more
Blog22 September 2022 AKRN handles mid-study changes in medical device clinical trials with Castor EDC AKRN Scientific Consulting, a medical device CRO, used Castor's flexible EDC solution to handle constant mid-study changes for... Learn more
Blog5 July 2022 Electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs) in Clinical Trials: Shifting to a Modern Research Paradigm Castor is shifting the research paradigm for eCRF in clinical trials, transitioning from old, inefficient processes to a... Learn more
Blog15 March 2021 PMCF & RWE: Roles of Medical Device Registry Studies & ePROs Registry studies focused on a specific medical device are a valuable tool to capture the safety and outcomes... Learn more
Blog10 November 2020 Electronic Patient Reported Outcome (ePRO) Measures: Questionnaires & More Patient reported outcome measures in clinical trials have traditionally been done on paper. Surveys are a common way... Learn more
Blog7 April 2020 Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on clinical research Clinical trials are experiencing significant disruption worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical research is not immune to... Learn more
Blog6 April 2020 Forecasting the impact of COVID-19 on medical device trials As of early April 2020, over 1,000,000 people have been confirmed infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and governments... Learn more