ClinPhone has been named a winner in the 2005 European Outsourcing Awards, collecting the honour for best e-business/IT system
The awards were held by CEC Media, a specialist in publications and events for the pharmaceutical and science industries.
The event, which was held in Madrid, was judged by an acclaimed international panel which took into consideration aspects such as the execution of strategies, the deployment of technology and the effective uptake by users and operators.
ClinPhone was presented with the award in recognition of its highly regarded electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO), and its successful implementation with a number of leading biopharmaceutical customers.
This award not only acknowledges ClinPhone's innovative ePRO, but also the company's ability to effectively support study logistics, providing its customers with powerful yet practical technology which can be seamlessly integrated with other clinical trial technology such as electronic data capture (EDC), clinical trials management software (CTMS) and randomisation and medication supply management services.
ClinPhone ePRO, powered by the company's Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology, was recognised at the awards as the best way to collect patient self-report data and exchanging data in real-time with other mission critical, clinical databases.
ClinPhone, having now supported over 200 ePRO studies, says it is recognised as a cost-effective and market-leading alternative to the use of hand-held diary devices in clinical trials.
The system is designed with the end-user and the sponsor in mind, allowing patients to use a telephone or mobile phone to give and receive information enabling rapid and accurate progression through the diary questions.
Additionally investigators are able to instantly view all patient data via secure web or faxed reports.
Sponsors equally have timely reporting at their fingertips.
Biopharmaceutical sponsors regularly combine ClinPhone's ePRO studies with other value-added services, such as randomisation and trial supply management, therefore providing significant cost and efficiency benefits and vastly improved workflow to clients at the study level.
Patrick Hughes, director of marketing and strategic business development at ClinPhone, comments: "It is a great honour to be presented with this award, particularly as it not only recognises the product itself but also ClinPhone's ability to provide clients with a practical but powerful technology which is delivered directly to the patient.
"ClinPhone thrives on the ability to deliver the very best combination of technology and service to its customers and the fact that this has been acknowledged by an independent industry judging panel is a huge commendation for the hard work of all 500 staff at ClinPhone."
