Optimization of protocol design: a path to efficient, lower cost clinical trial execution

Written by Future Science OA

The latest article from Future Science OA sees Marina Malikova review the challenges faced by clinical teams when planning clinical trials, and provides a methodology to ensure cost and efficacy are maintained. With clinical trials increasing in complexity and duration, we are seeing rising costs. It is therefore becoming increasingly important that trials are planned effectively to ensure efficacy whilst restraining cost.In this article Marina Malikova, from Boston University, reviews the challenges currently facing those planning clinical trials, and describes a possible methodology for the planning phase, providing a comprehensive scoring system with multiple complexity assessment parameters common for the...

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