Monitoring
UCR provides monitoring support to ensure data quality, patient safety and compliance with applicable regulations in clinical studies.
Monitors act as a link between sponsors and study sites and are a key part of the study team. They work closely with participating sites to ensure that studies are conducted according to protocol and with high quality.
UCR provides monitoring support throughout the entire study lifecycle.
We also offer monitoring training
Monitoring steps
Before study start
Evaluation of sites and development of a monitoring plan, including review of study procedures and CRF/eCRF. Study start-up and initiation visits are prepared and conducted
During the study
Monitoring of active recruitment and follow-up phases. Monitors maintain close contact and collaborate with site staff, project managers, sponsors, data managers and statisticians
At study close-out
Monitoring activities at study or site closure, including clean file meetings and database lock preparation
Monitoring approaches
On-site monitoring
In-volves visits to study sites with access to source data and documentation
Remote monitoring
Includes review of databases and submitted documentation
Central monitoring
Provides a broader overview of data using statistical methods to identify trends and deviations, supporting risk-based monitoring
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