Leveraging Blockchain Technology for Informed Consent Process and Patient Engagement in a Clinical Trial Pilot.

Baldwin C Mak Bryan T Addeman Jia Chen Kim A Papp Melinda J Gooderham Lyn C Guenther Yi Liu Uli C Broedl Marianne E Logger

Published in: Blockchain in healthcare today (2021)

Blockchain technology holds promise to improve patient-centricity and to reduce trial cost compared to conventional clinical trial management. The ability of this technology to improve trial quality warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
study protocol
phase ii
phase iii
open label
case report
double blind
randomized controlled trial
social media
big data
placebo controlled
machine learning
quality improvement