The XClinical Blog

A Brief Look at Electronic Data Capture (EDC) in Clinical Trials: Past, Present, and Future

What is EDC? Electronic data capture (EDC) is a way to record medical data digitally instead of in the...

The MedDRA and WHODrug Dictionaries: What Are They and How Are They Used?

Using medical dictionaries to code clinical trial data is a key way to ensure that your clinical trial...

How Electronic Data Capture Supports Patient Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials

In recent years, we have seen a move towards putting patients at the heart of healthcare and clinical...

SCOPE 2019 Session Highlights: Enabling Patient-Centric Clinical Trials Through the Use of Clinical Technology

SCOPE (Summit for Clinical Ops Executives) 2019, which took place in Orlando in late February, was another...

Decoding the Alphabet Soup: A Guide to eClinical Systems Acronyms

This is an excerpt from our free downloadable resource 'The Clinical Trial Acronym Handbook'. To get your...

Decoding the Alphabet Soup: A Guide to Clinical Research Acronyms

This is an excerpt from our free downloadable resource 'The Clinical Trial Acronym Handbook'. To get your...

What is CDISC and Why Does It Matter?

CDISC and Its Mission CDISC, the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium, is a non-profit...

What Does GDPR Mean for Your Clinical Trials?

On May 25th 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. The regulation has...