Press Release
- For Immediate Release
- 11/29/07
VISTA Expands Capabilities to Accelerate Site Selection Process
VISTA helps pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs accelerate the study start-up
process through faster site selection using new web-based investigative site
assessment service.
MEDIA, PA November 29, 2007 - Scientific Software Tools,
Inc. (SST), a leader in the area of technology-enabling software and services
for clinical trials, announced today that it has expanded VISTA's capabilities
to provide pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs with a new web-based site assessment
service to quickly and easily qualify and assess investigators for clinical
trials, thus resulting in faster site selection and study start-up.
Before any clinical trial begins, a site assessment is performed to qualify
suitable sites for the specific study. Existing manual methods make this process
both time-consuming and tedious as the clinical team end up engaging in back
and forth communications with the investigative sites through lengthy paper
questionnaires and multiple phone calls. In contrast, VISTA's online site feasibility
and qualification questionnaires and automated assessment capabilities simplify
and speed up the gathering of information from potential sites, thus shortening
the study start-up period by 1 to 4 weeks.
Elise Furman, President of SST, said, "Site investigators and clinical support
staff often face problems with the manual site assessment process due to inefficiencies
such as delays and inaccuracies in collecting data. This increases the unnecessary
use of resources for pharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations
(CROs)."
"VISTA eliminates the inefficiency of the manual site assessment process
with a comprehensive site assessment solution, integrating customizable online
questionnaires and automated assessment capabilities for site feasibility and
qualification. The clinical staff and investigators save time and resources
by eliminating the need for multiple surveys, while accurate site assessment
data is disseminated in real-time to all the parties concerned. This shortens
the study start-up process and enhances the study experience for all stakeholders
involved."
For more information on VISTA and how it helps pharmaceutical sponsors, CROs,
EDC providers and investigative sites, visit
www.vistasurveys.com,
or contact Elise Furman at Scientific Software Tools, Inc., at (610) 891-1640.
About Scientific Software Tools, Inc.:
Headquartered in suburban Philadelphia and founded in 1988 by a M.D. and
R.N., Scientific Software Tools, Inc. provides software development services
to customers in the pharmaceutical, CRO, manufacturing and healthcare industries.
Website: http://www.vistasurveys.com