Eyes On Trials

  Clinical research in India has witnessed substantial growth in recent years, with Site Management Organizations (SMOs) playing a pivotal role in conducting trials efficiently. However, challenges arise when dealing with unorganized SMOs, which lack regulatory oversight and financial transparency. This case study explores the issues stemming from such SMOs and offers a comprehensive strategy to mitigate risks and ensure successful clinical trials in India. Understanding the Unorganized SMO Landscape :  Insights into the Growth of Unorganized SMOs in India and the Reasons Behind Their Frequent Closure: The landscape of Site Management Organizations (SMOs) in India has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, with multiple SMOs often operating within a single research site. This proliferation can be attributed to several factors, primarily the absence of robust regulatory oversight and accountability mechanisms specific to SMOs in the clinical research ecosystem.  Lac...

Process improvement techniques increasingly have been applied outside manufacturing for examples software development and healthcare . I Concerns the potential use of lean and six sigma to improve the process involved in clinical research. Improving quality, avoiding delays and errors and speeding up the time to implementation of biomedical discoveries is primary objective. Reducing the time between biomedical research discoveries and their adoption into clinical practice requires increased co-ordination, systematic planning. Better co-ordination, timeliness, efficiency and value of clinical research can be achieved by applying the set of principles, practices and method represented by Lean and Six sigma. Lean thinking involves a set of principles, practices and methods or designing, improving and managing process. Lean process reflects the goal of continually reducing waste and improving work flow to efficiently produce a product or service that is received to be or high val...