March 25, 2011 | News Brief | Perceptive Informatics has 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. Perceptive