Apple ' s ResearchKit Mobile Apps Make Strides in Clinical Research, But Is iPhone User Demographics an Issue?

< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < /div > < div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G080faOPPfE/V49eHZUb6KI/AAAAAAAAIw4/cy9mTJIVFwwlgM0slc1Orc3MA0c7Xme8wCLcB/s1600/PARADEstudy-iPhoneScreen.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 320 " src= " https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G080faOPPfE/V49eHZUb6KI/AAAAAAAAIw4/cy9mTJIVFwwlgM0slc1Orc3MA0c7Xme8wCLcB/s320/PARADEstudy-iPhoneScreen.jpg " width= " 204 " > < /a > < /div > As reported in the trade media, GSK developed an iPhone app for use in & quot;clinical research & quot; (read & quot; < a href= " http://sco.lt/5j773J " > GSK Develops Rheumatoid Arthritis App for Clinical Trial Using Apple & #39;s ResearchKit < /a > & quot;). It is claimed that this & quot;[marks] the first time a drugmaker has used the health system for the iPhone to conduct clinical research. & quot; < br > < br > ResearchKit is a set of tools for collecting participant consent, conducting surveys and assigning active tasks to participants that they can perform to help researchers achieve specific study goals. < br > < br > Keep in mind, however, that this use of a ResearchKit iPhone app is not part of a clinical study involving an actual medicine. As reported by GSK < a href= " http://admin-production.gsk.com/en-gb/behind-the-science/innovation/can-an-iphone-tra...

Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - July 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Clinical Trials GSK iPhone ResearchKit Source Type: blogs