RTSM Challenges: Overcoming the Old and Anticipating the New

Current Challenges In a recent webinar, we asked the audience to highlight the challenges they have with randomization and trial management in their clinical trials. The word cloud below was generated as the participants entered their challenges verbatim. These are issues that have plagued the RTSM space for decades: integrations, help desk issues, study updates, …

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Can I move an existing study to Veeva RTSM?

As an RTSM partner, Veeva RTSM works with sponsors and CROs to implement our solution for new studies. Sometimes, however, we are called on to help with unique scenarios involving studies that have already begun recruitment, such as the following: The study started collecting RTSM data in a simple solution (maybe even Excel), but the …

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Veeva Celebrates 16 years of RTSM Studies

Though this is the first year since Veeva acquired Veracity Logic to form Veeva RTSM, the team and system have a 16-year history of successfully partnering with sponsors and CRO’s, helping them simplify subject management, randomization, and trial supply. The system is fast, intuitive, and complete – its modular and highly configurable design system allows …

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Five Tips for Minimizing Mid-study Change Delays

According to a survey published in Applied Clinical Trials, study changes and their associated delays topped the list of challenges faced while conducting a clinical trial. Mid-study changes and the need to update RTSM design are often inevitable, especially in adaptive trials. However, there are ways to minimize the impact and even embrace this need …

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Veeva introduces Veeva RTSM during EU Summit

I’ve just attended my first in-person Veeva EU Summit event. It was inspiring to see the energy, enthusiasm, and passion from the Veeva customers and my colleagues in Zurich. Jim Reilly, VP of Development, Veeva Cloud Strategy, introduced Veeva RTSM to the audience during the opening keynote session. That kicked off the incredible flurry of …

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Protecting the Blind in Clinical Trial Shipments

Striking a balance between effective study drug inventory control and efficient management of inventories and shipping costs is not always easy – especially when you are faced with the real-life complexities of clinical trials. The most efficient ways to manage drug supply are: Automated “Predictive Resupply”: These algorithms are used for studies that have high enrollment, fewer …

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Jumping the Hurdles of Everyday Clinical Trial Challenges

Despite your team’s careful planning, unexpected road bumps can occur when a clinical trial is in the field.  We hope none of these happen to you, but here’s how a nimble RTSM would help you handle these situations.   Someone left the package out in the heat! Problem: Your drug must always remain within a …

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Tracking Temperature Deviation with your RTSM

The ability to track the temperature excursions of an investigational product has become increasingly important in clinical trials. Temperature data logging devices are used to record the drug’s environmental exposure from the time it is sealed into a shipping container at the warehouse to the time it is unpacked at a clinical site. The electronically …

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