Clinical Trials Arena July 29, 2022
IoT devices allow sponsors to access an unprecedented volume and variety of data, but are they equipped to ride the data wave?
Internet of Things (IoT) is the catchall term covering devices that collect and exchange data with other devices over the internet. And, according to experts involved in their rollout in clinical trials, the sector is at a tipping point.
In the past three to four years, the sector has experimented with new forms of data capture, says Medidata digital biomarkers solution expert Ben Schlatka. But now, it is at a phase of frequent and high adoption with structured research questions, Schlatka notes.
In clinical trials, the most common IoT devices are electronic Clinical...