digital health clinical trials

[Sponsored] How Wearable Technologies Can Enhance Subject Recruitment for Clinical Trials

By Ryan Beckland, CEO and Co-Founder of Validic 01:59 pm March 28, 2016

As the first installment of the two-part series on digital health's impact on pharma, CEO Ryan Beckland addresses subject recruitment and patient data. The recruitment and enrollment process for clinical trials for drug development is a major challenge for pharmaceutical companies. In fact, this phase alone consumes about one-third of the time allocated to the average clinical trial, and most...

FDA clears two wristworn fitness trackers for clinical trials

By Jonah Comstock 06:26 am February 10, 2014

A British company, Camntech, has received FDA clearance for a motion-tracking wristband and a wristworn electronic diary, likely for use in clinical trials. The devices are called the MotionWatch 8 and PRO-Diary. According to the filing, the devices "are intended for the acquisition and analysis of the physical activity of the body during daily living and sleep." The devices upload data to a PC...