The eCoa solutions can be used to accelerate time to market, improving patient retention and compliance.
Reducing Trial Cost
An eCoA solution can help in reducing the cost of oncology studies and improve ROI. One of the ways is by allowing for more efficient use of resources, which lowers overall study costs in oncology eCOA. For example, it may reduce the number of visits and overall duration of a trial by enabling patient data to be shared between sites or clinician teams at different locations. This results in reduced travel expenses (including time), as well as fewer administrative costs associated with coordinating activities across multiple sites.
In addition to saving money on travel, eCOA enables trials that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive due to their geographic reach or complexity (for example, multi-centre trials involving dozens or hundreds of patients). Medable experts say, “It guides your sites and study teams in making key decisions.”
Enhancing Data Quality
eCOA solutions can improve data quality by eliminating manual data entry errors and omissions. These solutions reduce costs by automating paperwork management, saving research teams time, and reducing administrative staff needs.
They also improve study outcomes, patient retention and trial efficiency by providing a secure platform where patients can access their records from home or work. Finally, eCOA software increases compliance by allowing researchers to monitor progress remotely using digital communications.
Accelerating Time to Market
eCOA is a faster way to gather data. With FDA-registered eCOA, you can get early, real-time data on a new drug and make decisions about whether or not it should be continued in the trial. You can also use eCOA to evaluate the efficacy of new treatments or dose modifications quickly.
eCOA can be used to get early data on a new drug even if you are not doing an adaptive trial.
In this case, you might only want to survey patients that have completed your standard protocol and then send them out for blood sampling at regular intervals after they’ve been treated with the drug for some time—for example, 24 hours after their last dose of treatment (which would correspond with 48 hours after their first dose). This allows companies who aren’t using adaptive designs but still want some early information about how well their drugs are working in actual patient populations.
Improving Patient Retention and Compliance
eCOA solutions are very helpful in improving patient retention and compliance. eCOA solutions help to reduce no-shows, dropouts and refusal rates significantly.
The eCOA solution helps patients to get appointment reminders via a mobile app or email, or SMS. This helps them to attend their scheduled appointments on time if they need to remember them.
The eCOA system also makes it possible for patients from remote areas to still access their medical records and communicate with doctors through video conferencing facilities that are provided by these systems.
It helps in reducing the cost of oncology studies by improving ROI
As a result of the above, eCOA Solutions help in reducing the cost of oncology studies by improving ROI (Return on Investment) and reducing time to market. The following are some other benefits of eCOA Solutions:
- Improved data quality.
- Better documentation and reporting.
- Reduced costs in terms of outsourcing patient recruitment and retention.
The importance of eCOA Solutions in oncology is increasing day by day. It helps in reducing the cost of oncology studies by improving ROI. It can change the entire way clinical trials are done with better patient retention and compliance, faster time to market and reduced trial costs.