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Analysis Study Research Paper | Food Technology | India | Volume 10 Issue 1, January 2021
Innovative Techniques in Clinical Informatics
Abstract: Blockchain is a public and immutable ledger, or database, maintained by many individuals rather than a single entity. Blockchain can be either private, maintained by a selected group of people or organizations from sites, sponsors or CROs, or public, operated outside the clinical study team. While blockchain has been buzzing around different industries, its use and benefits are not well defined in healthcare, particularly in clinical trials. Current literature lacks comprehensive examples on blockchain integration in clinical trials. Although it holds potential to streamline the data management process, improve participant experience and cut down costs of clinical trials, it needs to overcome misconceptions and industry?s lack of knowledge. Data is the core of every clinical trial and anchoring it on a blockchain makes it timestamped on an immutable ledger. Such process allows regulators, monitors, or scientific journals to verify if data was present at a certain point in time and whether it has been altered. It boosts resilience against the corruption or manipulation of data and may help prevent data dredging, p-hacking, and HARKing (hypothesizing after the results are known). By highlighting the transformative role of blockchain technology, this paper underscores its potential to reshape data integrity practices and elevate the standards of clinical research.
Keywords: Blockchain technology, data integrity, clinical trials informatics, transparency, security, ethical considerations, regulatory compliance, case studies.
Edition: Volume 10 Issue 1, January 2021,
Pages: 1623 - 1633