CASE STUDY

Flexible support to enable Phase II dermatology trial success
  • Service period: 8 months

  • Focus of work: Study Coordination, Clinical Operations, Data Handling
  • Hours worked: 1100+ 

Summary

As part of a dermatological Phase II study, Camovis supported a study site in Schleswig-Holstein with two Flying Research Professionals. The service included patient recruitment and enrollment, scheduling and conducting visits (including vital signs assessment, blood collection, laboratory handling, and sample shipment), eCRF data entry, query management, monitoring visit preparation, and follow-up, as well as appointment coordination.

Organizational challenges in parallel operations

The clinical study was carried out alongside routine clinical trial operations and was conducted in a separate area of the facility. At the beginning of the project, appropriate workflows first had to be established and the necessary facilities prepared for study execution.

 

Maximum flexibility, maximum impact: Flying Research Professionals

To ensure reliable operational support, the Flying Research Professionals traveled to the site regularly for several consecutive days or full weeks at a time taking responsibility for the on-site execution of study visits.

The organizational and operational workload was particularly high during screening days.

In parallel with the on-site operational activities, one of the Flying Research Professionals additionally assumed remote study coordination tasks during the project’s start-up phase. These responsibilities included cohort planning as well as coordination with the internal team, project partners, and participating patients.

Study success: Enrollment target achieved with high-quality execution

Over the course of the study, 103 patients were screened, of whom 53 were successfully enrolled. As a result, the enrollment target was successfully achieved.

The project partner particularly highlighted the team’s clinical expertise, professionalism, and sensitive approach toward patients. The deployed Research Professionals integrated quickly into the existing workflows and reliably took over a substantial part of the study execution.