How wearables can unlock their full potential in clinical research

Wearable sensors remain largely underused, despite their utility in improving data collection and regulatory compliance. Wearable sensors remain largely underused, despite their utility in improving data collection and regulatory compliance. Digital health monitoring with wearable device. Credit: Shutterstock/ Prathankarnpap. In recent years, wearable devices that track sleep, activity, heart rate, and recovery through smartwatches, fitness bands, and rings have been increasingly used by millions of people. Wearables can correlate to smaller studies, shorter timelines, more patient-centred outcomes, and potentially show stronger evidence of treatment benefit. However, within the pharmaceutical industry, where objective, continuous patient data could transform research and drug…

Source: Clinical Trials Arena