Staffing Shortages in Clinical Research Highlight Opportunities for Sponsors to Provide Support

Identifying ways to increase efficiency in the clinical research workforce.

Staffing shortages at clinical research sites are having a major impact on clinical trials worldwide. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, these workforce constraints have forced research professionals to accomplish more with fewer resources. CRIO and TPS surveyed members of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) to better understand the overall staffing situation at clinical research sites. ACRP is one of the premiere professional organizations for clinical research professionals in the United States, and has wide cross-sectional representation across multiple research institutions.

Specifically, we wanted to know more about the time, personnel, and technologies used by clinical research sites. We also sought to identify opportunities to increase their efficiency.

While sites are used to working with sponsor-provided systems, many are not fully tech-enabled themselves. Many sites do not fully utilize site-specific technologies that could increase their workflow efficiency.

In short, our survey revealed an opportunity for sponsors to improve the effectiveness of their sites by offering them staffing support, site-facing technology, or both.

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A Comparison of EMR and eSource Data

In a comparison of EMR and eSource data, we analyzed the medications and medical history documented in the EMR versus the EDC of subjects in active ongoing clinical research studies. The goal was to assess the validity of the assumption of the utility of using EMR data directly. The present study reveals a significant data...

An Enterprise-Grade eClinical Solution – CRIO

You need a partner that is capable of meeting your enterprise requirements and regulatory obligations. CRIO is an enterprise-grade eClinical solution. This guide describes some of CRIO’s best practices that differentiate us from other vendors. Download the full white paper to explore CRIO, the industry’s #1 site-based eSource solution.

eSource Reduces Protocol Deviations Compared to Paper Source

With nine locations in Texas, California and Louisiana, and five-time recipient of the Best Clinical Trials Site/Network award from the World Vaccine Congress, Benchmark Research is one of the industry’s leading vaccine network. This white paper provides an in-depth analysis from three participating Benchmark Research. Specifically, results indicate that using CRIO electronic source (eSource) reduces...