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COVID-19 and Clinical Trials: Current Challenges and Future Directions

Author(s): Vinay Singh*, Sandeep Garg, Monika Klimek, Rajeev Ranjan Sinha and Dinesh Dhanwal

Volume 16, Issue 3, 2021

Published on: 22 January, 2021

Page: [258 - 261] Pages: 4

DOI: 10.2174/1574887116666210122160705

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Abstract

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has posed a major threat to people's lives across the globe. It has drastically changed the way we perceive this world. A paradigm shift was observed globally as the world’s emphasis shifted to testing, diagnosis, treatment, and developing a coronavirus cure. Clinical trials were also not untouched by this. The coronavirus pandemic has abhorrently affected the day-to-day clinical trial activities at sites.

Methods: The status of various ongoing clinical trials was assessed through a literature search, which also includes clinical trial portals. Our evaluations were based on these observations.

Results: Multiple challenges were present in clinical trials as recruitment, retention, the safety of trial subjects, protocol compliance, and this made the world to re-think to incorporate newer strategies and to cope with this untoward situation.

Conclusion: Digitalization of clinical trials as virtual management of adverse events, remote monitoring visits, and web-based consulting with trial subjects are potential directions that can be applied to better manage clinical trials worldwide.

Keywords: Clinical trials, challenges, coronavirus, COVID-19, strategies, digitalization.

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