THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Clinical research is the indispensable method for determining the safety and efficacy of new treatments for human diseases and conditions. As crucial as dedicated biologists and chemists, medical professionals, clinical operations experts, data managers, and biostatisticians are to successful research, realization would be impossible without the participation of patients and their caregivers. Yet many potential participants, despite their willingness to engage in research, have faced some inhibiting barriers. For many years now, the industry has made progress in easing patient and caregiver burden through ever-advancing technologies. The advent of practical artificial intelligence (AI) tools is another step forward in making clinical research comfortable and attractive to patients.