FDA Releases Guidance for Wearables and Apps in Clinical Trials

FDA would like clinical trials using remote data collection devices such as wearable gadgets and phone apps to consider five factors that may influence the reliability and acceptability of the data generated. The devices or apps (software) must be diligently selected to assure it is suitable for the expected data, it should be verified and … Read more

Facebook Changes Ad Policies for Clinical Trials 

Facebook will stop offering a few popular tools for targeted advertising of clinical trials to potential participants soon. The tools together called “Detailed Targeting” allows presenting targeted advertisements to patients based on health conditions. These changes may affect trials that depend primarily on social media for finding patients such as cancer studies, neurological disorders and … Read more