MAUMEE, Ohio, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NurseNow
Staffing is pleased to announce becoming a founding member of an
historic alliance of fifty life sciences and healthcare
organizations that seeks to accelerate the broad adoption of
patient-focused, decentralized clinical trials and research. The
"Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA)," which
launched December 10th, 2020, unites
industry stakeholders, including healthcare companies, regulators,
patient groups, and research organizations with a singular mission
to make clinical trial participation widely accessible by advancing
policies, research practices and new technologies in decentralized
clinical research.
"The Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) is
exactly the type of collaborative organization that will provide
the much-needed support to the pharmaceutical industry in their
journey toward a future that provides the greatest value to the
diverse communities of our world," said David Kissinger, CEO of NurseNow.
"We are extremely gratified to welcome NurseNow Staffing to the
'Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance,' said Amir Kalali, MD, founder of several
collaborative life science communities, and co-convenor of DTRA.
"By advancing decentralized research we can make the clinical trial
process more patient-focused, increase trial efficiency and
encourage use of technologies. We are excited by NurseNow's
commitment to embracing decentralized trials and to changing the
culture that has been the rate limiter to innovation."
Experts estimate that COVID-19 may set back non-pandemic
clinical trials by several years due to prospective patients'
inability or reluctance to schedule visits at physical research
locations. Decentralized approaches to conducting research
facilitate participation by a more diverse patient population and
could ease COVID-19-imposed difficulties for both patients and
clinical investigators. Inclusion of representative patient
populations in clinical trials by race, age and geographic location
has long been an operational challenge. COVID-19 has amplified the
disparities and inclusion biases that have become hurdles for
potential trial participants.
"Now is the time to share ideas and insights that will chart the
future course of clinical trials, accelerating drug development and
saving lives – and by taking part in the DTRA, NurseNow is
demonstrating its leadership to drive change," said Craig Lipset, DTRA co-convener, clinical
innovation advisor, and a pioneer in decentralized trials.
"We have a responsibility to advance the health of people with
unmet medical needs, and by convening stakeholders from pharma
companies, regulators, technology leaders and patient communities,
we can remove remaining barriers to adoption and impact patients
today."
NurseNow joins with its peer DTRA Member organizations to
provide expertise to identify and address gaps and needs and
advance best practices through effective education and
communication. NurseNow urges other organizations interested in
taking part to visit DTRA.org
About NurseNow Staffing:
NurseNow
Staffing is the fastest-growing nurse staffing
agency in North America
specializing in decentralized clinical research. It matches highly
qualified nurses who want flexibility, fair pay, and freedom with
clinical research organizations that have unique — and often
immediate — needs. To learn more, please visit
www.nursenowstaffing.com or follow NurseNow on Twitter and
LinkedIn.
About DTRA:
The Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance
(DTRA) was convened to enable collaboration of
stakeholders to accelerate the adoption of patient-focused,
decentralized clinical trials and research within life sciences and
healthcare through education and research. It works to make
research participation accessible to everyone, enabled by the
consistent, widespread adoption of appropriate decentralized
research methods. Follow DTRA on Twitter and
LinkedIn for more information.
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