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Wireless eDiary solution collects patient data in clinical drug
trial
16 July 2008
Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare is using a wireless eDiary solution
from Jasper Wireless to collect data from patients participating in a
13-month drug trial being conducted in 20 countries around the world.
The eDiary collects patient data that will be used to determine the
efficacy of a new long-acting clotting factor used to treat haemophilia.
The innovative eDiary combines an easy-to-use handheld device with
the global wireless service from Jasper Wireless, improving patients'
compliance with the data collection requirements of the clinical drug
trial.
It enables the patients in 20 countries in North America and Europe
to transmit real-time treatment information to a global database,
providing timely, accurate data for study teams to analyse. Jasper
Wireless also provides a web-based Control Centre that makes it easy for
Arrowhead to manage the application.
"Our eDiary solutions are designed to make compliance simpler for
drug trial participants," said Jeff Albrecht, president of Arrowhead
Electronic Healthcare. "By combining our handheld interface with Jasper
Wireless' global service, patients can easily collect and transmit
treatment data wherever they are. This ease-of-use helps them
participate not just in the clinical drug trial, but also in improving
their own healthcare."
"Wireless data transmission does more than connect remote machines
and devices; it also extends and enhances the quality of life for human
beings," said Cindy Patterson, executive vice president, sales and
marketing at Jasper Wireless. "Our global wireless network provides a
single source for local service in dozens of countries, enabling
Arrowhead's eDiary to connect patients around the world with research
teams who are developing the next generation of life-saving
pharmaceuticals."
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