Clinical Researcher

Stepping into leadership can be daunting. Whether it is becoming a line manager, or leading a study for the first time, as careers progress, priorities shift and more emphasis is placed on interpersonal and organizational skills. This can lead to self-doubt for first-time managers. A quarter of managers say they did not feel ready to lead others when they were first appointed.

The clinical trial industry has a problem--one that is exacerbated by flawed protocol designs, unrealistic inclusion/exclusion criteria, and other factors. Put simply, the industry must finally design trials around real-world patients and stop extrapolating narrow clinical trial data to wider patient populations.

Ethical compliance is the backbone of trustworthy clinical research. However, violations continue to occur, jeopardizing participant safety and data integrity. This article highlights key examples of ethical violations in clinical trials, outlines how clinical research professionals can detect them, and provides guidance on reporting procedures.

With recent integrations of artificial intelligence (AI) into many processes and workflows we touch on a day-to-day basis, it is imperative that ACRP and The Academy of Clinical Research Professionals (The Academy) investigate the use and utility of incorporating AI into the exam development process.

A customer service approach is used to ensure that the Clinical Research Center (CRC) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center meets the needs of investigators and staff to ensure study timelines are met and that their recruited participants are satisfied with the research experience. The CRC had already been using Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) for data capture, but thanks to staff innovation, it was determined that many of their antiquated workflows could be efficiently improved by using this tool.