Data and Safety Monitoring in Clinical Research

• By: Charles H Pierce, MD, PhD, FCP, CPI, Medical Director, CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services
• Date: January 06, 2012

In this article, Charles H. Pierce, a clinical research expert, explains how data and safety monitoring is to be established.  Dr. Pierce also explains how committee members are chosen, and most importantly how to ensure that the member chosen are free from even the perception of a Conflict of Interest and that they will keep the information they acquire strictly confidential.