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Research Paper | Medicine Science | India | Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023

Advancing Clinical Data Capture: Embracing Electronic Data Capture (EDC) for Enhanced Efficiency and Quality

Dr. O Srikanth | Dr. I Chandan Reddy

Abstract: Pharmaceutical companies have continuously pursued innovative and cutting - edge technologies to improve the speed and effectiveness of clinical data capture and analysis. Among the various options available, Electronic Data Capture (EDC) has emerged as the preferred technology, offering significant advantages over traditional manual approaches. This article aims to shed light on the limitations of conventional data capture methods while emphasizing the numerous benefits of adopting EDC, including improved data quality, enhanced performance, increased productivity, and reduced expenses in clinical trial management. In the traditional data capture method, clinical research studies rely on collecting data with physical case report forms, which are then manually entered into a database to create electronic records. While well - established, this approach is known to be time - consuming and prone to errors. On the other hand, EDC solutions have the potential to deliver comparable data accuracy to paper - based methods but with a more streamlined process. This study reveals that with careful design and implementation of EDC, along with appropriate adjustments in work processes, it can become a time - efficient, potentially more accurate, and cost - effective alternative to traditional paper - based data collection.

Keywords: Telemedicine in Clinical Research, Gene Therapy Advancements, Personalized Medicine, Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Trials, Immunotherapy in Oncology, COVID - 19 Vaccine Development

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023,

Pages: 1261 - 1264