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Best 10 Electronic Data Capture Systems for Clinical Trials

Patricio Ledesma

Head Of Clinical Operations at Sofpromed

29 August, 2023

Los 10 mejores CRD electrónicos para ensayos clínicos

If you need an EDC platform to conduct a clinical trial, please contact us at info@sofpromed.com

In the fast-changing clinical trial environment, electronic data capture (EDC) systems have become indispensable tools to streamline data collection and improve the efficiency of clinical research.  

An EDC system is a digital platform alternative to the traditional paper-based CRF used to collect, clean, and transfer data in a clinical study.   

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Electronic data capture tools facilitate seamless collaboration between investigators, clinical coordinators, data managers, and sponsors, allowing them to access and analyze data remotely.

As a result, the time and effort required for these tasks is significantly reduced.

With a wide range of EDC platforms available on the market, choosing the best option can be a difficult task.

Certainly, the best EDC system will depend on the characteristics, demands, and complexities of each study, as well as the budget and specific needs of each client.

This article aims to explore some of the most prominent EDC tools on the market today, such as Viedoc, Anju TrialMaster, Medrio, Medidata Rave, Clinical One, OpenClinica, Marvin, Castor, Veeva Vault, and Klindat.   

Viedoc Clinic stands out as an essential software platform for researchers, offering a modern, streamlined interface to efficiently access, manage, review, and share clinical trial data from any device at any time.  

This software tool simplifies data management and allows for rapid selection of specific subjects.

Whether using a tablet or any other platform, the Viedoc Clinic interface is designed for maximum ease of use.  

The platform provides full control and an overview of the study progress.

In addition, guided workflow prompts adapted to each user role also ensure efficient and error-free data management, such as signing data, resolving queries, or filling in missing data.

With real-time metrics at the study, site or country level, Viedoc Clinic ensures reliable data quality throughout the course of the whole trial.  

Lastly, batch mode allows investigators to perform several activities simultaneously, such as reviewing, locking, or signing data.

This saves time and improves productivity.  

TrialMaster, Anju’s software solution for clinical trial data management, offers numerous advantages.  

Its easy access and user-friendly interface allow site investigators, patients, and sponsor staff to access the platform from any device, with screens that adapt to different sizes in real time.

The platform improves data quality and provides actionable information through flexible query management and sophisticated reporting as well as data visualization.

Immediate reporting minimizes data entry errors, thus reducing training time and costs.   

TrialMaster’s fast study creation feature allows users to create studies quickly and efficiently.

It integrates perfectly with other solutions through robust API and export capabilities.  

Moreover, the platform offers dynamic monitoring and translation into foreign languages.

These options facilitate multinational collaboration.

With features such as Safety Link and AutoEncoder, TrialMaster also ensures efficiency and accuracy in data management, while reducing operating costs.  

Medrio

Medrio has many compelling advantages as an innovative and efficient software tool.

Tested in more than 8,000 studies, Medrio guarantees study success by providing control, complying with global data collection regulations, and ensuring data integrity, security, and quality. 

Its intuitive user interface streamlines study setup, allowing studies to be deployed in less than three weeks, compared to the industry average of 12 weeks, and ensuring study data quality.

Real-time data visualization and the ability to make mid-study changes quickly and without downtime further improve efficiency. 

All in all, Medrio’s flexibility, simplicity, and continuous innovation make it a powerful, high-performance, next-generation technology solution for its users. 

Medidata Rave

Rave, from Medidata Solutions, is an advanced, robust, and secure EDC system for clinical trials.

With unmatched expertise in technology solutions to optimize clinical research, Medidata has conducted more than 30,000 clinical trials, making it a trusted provider. 

Rave offers flexibility and adaptability for studies of any size, phase, or therapeutic area, adjusting to all protocol designs.

The system allows for mid-study changes without downtime.

This enables smooth implementation even in large-scale and complex trials. 

The platform also offers real-time data validation, patient data surveillance and centralized administration, making it a complete solution for clinical trial data management. 

In addition, Rave provides powerful reporting and analysis tools.

Therefore, users can make informed decisions based on real-time study information. 

Clinical One

Clinical One, the software solution developed by Oracle for clinical trial data management, offers multiple key benefits to simplify and accelerate clinical trials. 

This tool unifies people, processes, and data on a single platform, eliminating redundancy and inefficiencies caused by fragmented technologies. 

Clinical One also ensures data security and quality while maintaining speed throughout the lifecycle of the clinical trial. 

Additionally, this EDC solution simplifies data collection, eliminating quality issues, inconsistencies, and duplicates.

With Clinical One, data is collected and managed in one place. This reduces duplication of collected data and efforts to maintain data consistency.

The platform eliminates redundancies, streamlines workflows, and offers a single, unified view of clinical trial processes. 

Clinical One’s versatility allows it to support traditional, hybrid or fully decentralized trials, providing a complete and efficient solution for managing the entire clinical trial journey. 

OpenClinica

OpenClinica’s electronic data capture system revolutionizes clinical data management by facilitating faster and more accurate data collection.

Its simple drag-and-drop interface allows for easy customization of forms, while audit trails ensure data integrity. 

Flexible, mobile-friendly forms with real-time edit checks and autosave make data entry efficient and convenient, including capturing data directly from participants on any device. 

OpenClinica optimizes study management for site users, data managers, monitors, and sponsors. 

With a validated and secure global infrastructure, SOC and ISO27001 certifications, as well as comprehensive support and training, OpenClinica offers an affordable and reliable solution for clinical research organizations (CROs) of all sizes.

Marvin

Marvin, XClinical’s EDC solution, is a leading software platform that offers a broad range of benefits for clinical trial sponsors and CROs.

Its wide range of features differentiates it from other technological tools, making it one of the most comprehensive software solutions available.

With more than 1,500 studies managed worldwide with Marvin, it has proven to be efficient, agile, and cost-effective.

The platform is easy to use and requires no programming knowledge. This makes it easy and flexible to set up and manage studies. 

Marvin’s impressive universal capabilities, including support for multilingual studies and hybrid trials, address the challenges of conducting international clinical trials.

The system goes beyond data collection, offering features such as drug supply management, a coding module for classification of safety-related data, and a state-of-the-art ePRO module for recording, as its name suggests, patient-reported outcomes.

Thanks to its fast setup, customizable workflows and intuitive interface, Marvin is a versatile and efficient solution for managing the entire clinical trial lifecycle. 

Castor

Castor is a versatile software tool that offers a number of advantages to streamline the management of clinical trial data. 

Due to its efficiency, Castor allows more than 90% of studies to be deployed within the first four weeks, making it one of the fastest data management tools on the market. 

Investigators can collect research data from anywhere and at any time with Castor EDC/CDMS, a robust module that centralizes study data.

Furthermore, the ease of use of this tool adapts to all its users, regardless of technical knowledge.

Castor simplifies study complexities with the best support and offers real-time visibility of study progress through a dashboard.

In addition, it allows integration with various trial components, data sources, and databases through its open API, thus ensuring seamless data flow. 

Finally, Castor stands out for its comprehensive data collection capabilities, including electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROs).  

Veeva Vault

Veeva Vault offers a complete solution to streamline clinical data management.

In particular, this software tool speeds up the clinical trial start-up process, reducing study time-to-market.

It also ensures cleaner data with little effort through action-driven, role-based user interfaces, which accelerate Source Data Verification (SDV) and medical evaluations.

Veeva Vault also enables uninterrupted management of complex trials with no downtime, accommodating master files and customizable designs.

This flexibility allows its users to adapt and optimize study protocols as needed. 

Not only that, but this EDC solution facilitates data exchange through various components —such as EDC, CBD, RTSM, eTMF and CTMS— thereby improving overall team efficiency and productivity.

Klindat

Klindat, the EDC system developed by Zlynger, is a powerful and secure software tool designed to streamline the collection, cleaning, and processing of data in clinical trials and patient registries. 

It is distinguished by its simple and intuitive interface, its accessibility through the Internet without the need for installations, and its compatibility with multiple devices and browsers.

Klindat also ensures data security with access controls, SSL encryption, and daily backups, as well as compliance with HIPAA, GCP, and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.

The platform offers powerful data management features, customizable reporting tools, and adaptability for studies of any size.

Cloud storage is available for uploading documents and images. 

Zlynger’s specialized team offers personalized assistance.

That is why it is trusted by pharmaceutical and biotech companies, research groups, hospitals, CROs, non-profit organizations, among others. 

Conclusion

The range of electronic data capture systems designed for clinical research has experienced a rapid growth in recent years, offering a wide variety of innovative options for the management of data generated in clinical trials.

Determining the best EDC tool for a specific study can be a challenging task, as study requirements and budgetary constraints need to be thoroughly evaluated.

In this article, we have synthesized the unique features and advantages of the EDC platforms that are causing the greatest stir in the field of clinical research: Viedoc, Anju TrialMaster, Medrio, Medidata Rave, Clinical One, OpenClinica, Marvin, Castor, Veeva Vault, and Klindat.

By carefully considering the attributes of these technology leaders, clinical trial sponsors can make informed decisions to improve the efficiency and success of their clinical trials.

If you need an EDC platform to conduct a clinical trial, please contact us at info@sofpromed.com

Patricio Ledesma

Patricio Ledesma (B.Eng Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and Master’s Degree in Clinical Trials, University of Seville, Spain) is the Head of Clinical Operations and Founder at Sofpromed CRO. Patricio is a professional consultant providing comprehensive, one-stop expert advice and guidance to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide in the field of clinical trials and drug development. He is personally and enthusiastically devoted to helping biotech Chief Executive, Operations, Scientific, Medical, and Regulatory Officers in the planning and execution of phase I-IV clinical trials across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East regions. You can contact Patricio at: +34 607 939 266  pledesma@sofpromed.com 

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Patricio Ledesma

Patricio Ledesma (B.Eng Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and Master’s Degree in Clinical Trials, University of Seville, Spain) is the Head of Clinical Operations and Founder at Sofpromed CRO. Patricio is a professional consultant providing comprehensive, one-stop expert advice and guidance to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide in the field of clinical trials and drug development. He is personally and enthusiastically devoted to helping biotech Chief Executive, Operations, Scientific, Medical, and Regulatory Officers in the planning and execution of phase I-IV clinical trials across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East regions. You can contact Patricio at: +34 607 939 266 pledesma@sofpromed.com