Study Conduct

Pfizer Warned by FDA for Inadequate Monitoring in Peds Study

Friday, April 23, 2010 07:01 AM

Pfizer received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week, citing the pharmaceutical giant for inadequate clinical trial monitoring in the study of a pediatric drug—violations that led to the overdosing of at least 26 children.

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Covance to Close Preclinical Site

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 06:41 AM

Covance is closing a testing site in Kalamazoo, Mich., as part of the CRO’s ongoing efforts to cut back its preclinical services. The site will be closed by November, and, according to published reports, 63 workers will lose their jobs.

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Guest Commentary: Risk-Share Models in Patient Recruitment--An Insider's View of Metrics and Payment Markers

Friday, April 9, 2010 08:24 AM

By Melynda Geurts and Carl T. Wibbenmeyer

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CenterWatch Monthly April 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010 07:52 AM

What’s in a Name? Site Groups in the Post-SMO Era

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i3 Takes on PRO Measurement with QualityMetric Deal

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 07:00 AM

Ingenix, the parent company of pharmaceutical services company i3, added patient-reported outcomes (PRO) services to its portfolio with the recent acquisition of QualityMetric for an undisclosed amount.

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Guest Commentary: Changes of Scope—The Clinical Study Budget Secret

Friday, March 26, 2010 09:09 AM

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Monitor for Hire Receives Patent for Clinical Trial Monitor Matching Service

Thursday, March 25, 2010 07:07 AM

Monitor for Hire, a service that connects sponsors to monitors for clinical trials, received a patent for a “Computer-Implemented System and Method for Matching Clinical Research Monitors with Clinical Research Sponsors,” by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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New York Hospital Uses Prepaid Cards to Pay Study Participants

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 06:54 AM

The Theresa & Eugene M. Lang Center for Research & Education—the clinical trial and research arm of New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ)—has replaced its paper-check payment system for clinical trial participants. Instead, patients who earn a stipend for participating in a clinical trial receive a Mastercard card preloaded with their allotted funds.

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Medica Launches Research Institute, Plans to Move into Clinical Trials

Monday, March 22, 2010 06:12 AM

Midwest health insurer Medica is launching its own research arm to formalize the company’s research into health services and comparative effectiveness and to eventually conduct clinical trials.

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University of Oklahoma, Sarah Cannon Partner on Early-Stage Cancer Research

Monday, March 8, 2010 06:43 AM

The University of Oklahoma’s OU Cancer Institute (OUCI) is partnering with strategic research organization Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) to expand the school’s early-phase oncology clinical trials program.

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