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We recently developed four mobile secuTrial® patient apps for capturing patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in clinical studies. The design and user interface of each app were specifically tailored to the study and target group to ensure a smooth user experience and … Continue Reading

For almost 20 years we have been developing and marketing secuTrial®. Working together with our clients, we have implemented countless suggestions and ideas into a range of practical functions. The result is an extremely powerful and extensive software suite for … Continue Reading

Dr. Esther Schmidt (DKFZ) was picked as the winner of the prize draw for her report on participating in a TMF tutorial on the subject of data protection. The report was published in the tutorial description in the ToolPool health research portal. The second and third prizes went to Matthias Löbe for his report on the use of the Continue Reading

Theoretically everyone in Germany should have health insurance. In reality, however, a remarkably large number of Germans do not have health insurance and for many this has been the case for years. The reasons for this situation are as diverse as people’s individual stories. According to official statistics, approximately Continue Reading

September 2017 saw the 500th secuTrial® trainee complete their training at the Clinical Trials Center of the University Hospital Zurich. This was a very special milestone which we commemorated with a small gift. The training modules offered by the CTC focus on creating eCRFs, data entry and validation, Continue Reading

Our hosting service provides a simple and convenient solution for conducting clinical trials and other projects. secuTrial® and our customers’ data are hosted at one of Europe’s most modern, powerful and energy-efficient data centres: the NBG6 of noris-network AG in Nürnberg. The … Continue Reading

Electronic data capture (EDC) systems are being increasingly used for data capture in clinical trials. Electronic data capture with eCRFs is progressively replacing paper-based data capture (pCRF). Using an EDC system has the following advantages: A clear overview of the data … Continue Reading

As part of his work experience placement, Aaron Paape developed a fantastic prototype for a series of step-by-step video guides on how to get started with secuTrial®. Covering tasks such as “Login”, “Create new patient” and “Print pseudonym”, the short … Continue Reading

The research unit “Clinical research in emerging countries” of the Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts led by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Fortwengel is conducting a study on HIV in Enugu in cooperation with the University of Nigeria. In the … Continue Reading

We were one of three manufacturers who once again participated in the EDC challenge of the the German association for Health Information Managers (DVMD). After a brief presentation of the company and the system, the challenge was to solve various … Continue Reading

Once again this year we were the conference partner of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS). We were on hand for two days in Göttingen to provide demonstrations of secuTrial® and to hand out our brochures … Continue Reading

We are making secuTrial® and the operation of the system available to the Medical Information Management degree programme of Faculty III of the Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Students in their third semester are learning how to work … Continue Reading

A facility allowing study-relevant data to be easily and conveniently entered by the patients themselves had been requested for some time by our customers. In cooperation with the Department of Medical Informatics of the University Medical Center Göttingen under the … Continue Reading

secuTrial® was once again represented at the GMDS conference. The 58th Annual Conference of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology was dedicated to the theme “Focus on life – Interdisciplinary research for the patient care of the … Continue Reading

Randomization is commonly used in evidence-based clinical trials, in particular in order to statistically minimise individual influences on the outcome of the study. secuTrial® offers seven algorithms for randomization. Extended stratified block without list (secuTrial) Range minimization Variance minimization Static … Continue Reading

When data is documented on paper for clinical studies, the double data entry process is often used to ensure reliability and exclude data entry errors. In response to numerous requests from our clients, secuTrial® will support the double data entry … Continue Reading

The German Dentists’ Conference was held in Frankfurt from 10 to 13 November 2010. As part of the event entitled “Clinical trials in the area of conflict between researcher interests and patient benefits”, Dr. Ulrike Jonas held a presentation on … Continue Reading