#contractresearchorganisation

A contract research organisation (CRO) is a service provider that offers various drug development and clinical data management services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries that are involved in clinical trials (for both drugs and medical devices). CROs are divided into three categories: large, medium, and small niche specialty groups.

The major factors expected to stymie U.S. contract research organisation market growth over the forecast period are price fluctuations and the hidden costs of clinical research services. Furthermore, with the increased use of technological platforms, such as software for clinical data management, database management, document management, and others, additional costs are associated with the services. The use of such advanced technology improves the overall process and provides quality data; however, it raises the cost of outsourcing services, which is expected to stymie the growth of the contract research organisation (CRO) market in the United States during the forecast period. 

CRFWeb helps in BA/BE Bio availability and Bio equivalence by providing ePRO and eDiaries in a more efficient way when compared to others.

BA BE studies Bio availability and Bio equivalence studies typically require rapid turnaround. Short studies have typically been the domain of paper trials due to the lengthy set up time and costs of traditional systems being impractical.

Increasing Regulation Those involved in BA/BE studies are currently finding themselves under pressure to adhere to new regulations and guidelines. This inevitably increases the volume and complexity of the paperwork required. Read more about the impact of regulations on BA-BE studies by following the link.

How CRFweb can help CRFweb, can help with all of this. In terms of turnaround, a simple BA-BE study eCRF can be set up in as little as a day on our EDC platform. If needed we can offer patient-reported outcomes, ePRO, and eDiary. Relevant reports, sample documents etc can be uploaded onto our eTMF (electronic trial master file) module. Critically for regulation and audit purposes, all activities have an audit trail.

A comprehensive range of standard reports are available and bespoke ones can be created if needed to facilitate swift and efficient hand over to your statistician.

As a technology partner for Contract research organisations CROs CRFWeb offers eCRF, ePRO, eDiary, eTMF, MedDRA coding, double data entry, randomisation.