Taking Clinical Research into the AI era with Meteor
Published: 11.23.2023
Advancing digitalization in the healthcare sector is opening up new horizons for more efficient and precise clinical trials. Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a central role in this, particularly in the area of data management and pharmacovigilance. Our latest software, Meteor, is setting new standards by using state-of-the-art AI technologies to optimize the handling of text data and significantly improve the quality of the study. The integration of advanced technology in clinical research is becoming increasingly essential to ensure efficiency and accuracy. A guest article by Dr. Daniel-Timon Spanka.
Challenges in data management and pharmacovigilance
In clinical trials, data is often collected in the form of free text. Hastily completed by patients or study personnel, these texts can be unclear or incorrectly documented. This poses a significant problem for data management and pharmacovigilance. The manual review of these texts is time-consuming and requires detailed analysis by experts to identify and correct errors.
Unanswered questions or incorrect documentation often have to be painstakingly followed up. This costs valuable resources and can jeopardize data quality and patient safety. A more efficient solution for clinical research is therefore necessary - and this is where Meteor comes in.
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Meteor increases data quality and patient safety
Meteor is an AI-supported software that significantly improves the quality of data in clinical trials. Automated processes and an intuitive user interface make the review of free texts more efficient. Meteor's partial automation enables clinical experts to focus on important areas and correct incorrect information in a targeted manner.
The AI-supported functions of Meteor include
- Automatic text review: Meteor recognizes adverse events, medications, treatments and correct documentation language.
- Focus on critical text: AI models identify problematic passages, allowing experts to focus on potentially erroneous data.
- Patient history at a glance: Relevant information from the eCRF is automatically merged and clearly displayed.
- Flexibility and control: Meteor allows the degree of autonomy to be customized so that users retain full control over the review process.
What advantages does Meteor offer in clinical trials?
Patient safety is the top priority in clinical research. Meteor helps to identify potential problems, such as adverse drug reactions, in a timely manner. The combination of human expertise and machine precision enables more effective pharmacovigilance. Problems that patients may develop during trials are detected more reliably, significantly improving the safety and integrity of clinical trials.
Another major advantage of Meteor is the massive increase in the quality of the data collected. By reducing human error through AI support, incorrect documentation can be found quickly and effectively. Meteor supports human decision-making and enables more intelligent and reliable data analysis.
The advantages of Meteor summarized:
- Increased efficiency and cost savings: Meteor improves the efficiency of experts, saves valuable time and reduces costs for clinical research. By optimizing the data review process and providing fast, accurate insights, experts can focus on strategic decision-making and keep their minds free for the essential aspects of the process.
- Higher data quality: Artificial intelligence supports the detection and correction of incorrect documentation, reduces manual errors and ensures more precise and reliable data analysis. This enables a more accurate evaluation of the study and improved patient safety.
- Standardization of data management: With its intuitive user interface, Meteor ensures uniform standardization in the review of clinical free texts. This facilitates collaboration between different departments and sites and enables consistent and transparent data processing.
- Compliance and data security: All user actions are carefully recorded in an audit trail to meet the latest regulatory requirements for computerized systems and electronic data in clinical trials. Meteor also meets the highest security standards so that companies can work in compliance with the law at all times.
Want to learn more about how Data Scientists work with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to improve clinical research? Click here to read the full Interview with Dr. Paul Wallbott and Dr. Daniel-Timon Spanka.
Area of application and availability of Meteor
Meteor is a browser-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. This makes it usable regardless of location and enables easy integration into companies' existing IT infrastructures. The software is hosted in Germany and meets the highest security standards in accordance with GAMP 5.
As Meteor is cloud-based, both small CROs and large pharmaceutical companies benefit from the flexible scalability of the solution. The integration of artificial intelligence in clinical trials is therefore accessible to a wide range of organizations, regardless of their technical equipment or location.
Meteor sets new standards for AI in clinical trials
The use of artificial intelligence in clinical trials will continue to increase in the coming years. Companies that use modern solutions such as our Meteor software benefit from greater efficiency, improved data management and increased patient safety. At the same time, regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly complex. Intelligent software solutions for data processing are therefore essential to ensure compliance and guarantee the validity of studies.
Meteor shows that the synergy of man and machine is shaping the future of clinical research. The software simplifies data processing, increases the quality of studies and optimizes patient safety. Thanks to AI-supported automation, Meteor reduces errors and saves valuable time for experts in clinical trials. The application is therefore a decisive step towards future-proof, more efficient and safer clinical research.
