Perceptive Informatics announces eClinical Product Suite survey results

Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), today announced results of a survey conducted during its recent webinar entitled "Designing and Delivering an eClinical Product Suite." Perceptive polled biopharmaceutical industry professionals across a broad range of clinical, data management and IT functions about their views on the important attributes of an eClinical suite, and the associated value to sites and sponsors.

Survey results revealed that over half (53%) of respondents view integration to be the most important attribute of an eClinical suite. These respondents indicate that the data exchange between applications to prevent duplication of activities and the need for database reconciliation is critical. Another 29% believe that the functionality of an eClinical suite should simplify workflow for various users. A smaller group of respondents (18%) feel that a key attribute of an eClinical suite is the ability to receive consolidated data. These respondents believe that having a single view of performance across multiple applications is important to improving processes and the accuracy of clinical trial data.

According to Bill Byrom, Ph.D., Senior Director, Product Strategy, Perceptive Informatics, "I believe that the biopharmaceutical industry is increasingly recognizing that an eClinical suite can help to improve data quality, streamline workflow and enhance user experience. At Perceptive, we are focused on providing even greater value through our eClinical Suite with regard to ease of use, visibility to data, elimination of redundant data entry and the reduced need for the reconciliation of various databases. We are applying the concept of convergence to our eClinical Suite, which goes beyond what the term "integration" implies. Integration typically requires an additional technical solution to facilitate communication between systems, whereas convergence involves truly interoperable systems that have a greater level of connectedness to facilitate real-time data interchange."

During the webinar, Dr. Byrom and Andy Harrod, Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture at Perceptive Informatics, presented case study examples and approaches for implementing an eClinical suite to enable the most efficient workflow by simplifying the use of multiple technologies and optimizing them for the way users manage clinical trials. The experts discussed how eClinical solutions can be delivered in a scalable manner, as well as the importance of a robust underlying platform and architecture to enable an eClinical suite.