Medidata and ICON plc have partnered to create efficiencies for the administration of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) in clinical trials. The new service offering combines Medidata’s Patient Cloud technology with ICON’s pre-validated surveys aimed at reducing costs, saving time and enhancing patient engagement.
 
Medidata’s Patient Cloud for patient-centric data capture is designed to simplify trial setup through its configurable interface with the Medidata Clinical Cloud. ICON’s ready-to-go, pre-validated patient input instruments help aid in faster clinical trial deployment.
 
“We are pleased to extend our partnership with Medidata,” commented Dermot Kenny, Executive Vice President, Global Clinical and Data Operations. “Their innovative technology, together with ICON’s market-leading expertise, creates a solution that will help customers reduce study timelines and makes it easier for patients to record their experiences.”
 
“We’re thrilled to be expanding this partnership and share ICON’s commitment to bringing the voice of the patient to clinical research,” said Glen de Vries, Medidata’s president. “Together, we’re changing how the industry conducts clinical trials by making ePROs applicable to a wider array of studies, reducing the work required to use them and eliminating pain points such as equivalencies and other complicated processes.”