Clinical trials are not at all easy – they’re quite complex, lengthy, and challenging due to the rise of global regulatory norms. Before starting a clinical trial and while running it, organisations face a number of challenges, and clinical data managers need to keep themselves updated with the latest technologies and accompanying acronyms. Some of these procedural acronyms are industry recognized, others are specific to internal operations. Some technologies that most clinical teams get confused about – IWRS, IRT, RTSM ー are they different or the same with a different name? We wanted to provide an insight into the evolution of some commonly used acronyms in the clinical trials industry and demystify the confusion related to these critical terms.

1. IWRS/IRT/RTSM
Are they different or the same?
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2. Clinical trials are not at all easy – they’re quite complex, lengthy,
and challenging due to the rise of global regulatory norms
Some of these procedural acronyms are industry recognized,
others are specific to internal operations. Some technologies that
most clinical teams get confused about – IWRS, IRT
, RTSM ー are
they different or the same with a different name?
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3. INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEMS
IVRS
IVRS was developed in the 1990s to
randomise patients via voice-based
systems like phones.It evolved to also
dispense IP (Investigational product)
and resupply at clinical trial sites, all
using voice-based systems.
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4. INTERACTIVE WEBRESPONSE SYSTEMS
IW
RS
In the last decade,with the rise of the
internet,web-based systems such as IWRS
were introduced.These systems helped with
patient randomisation, IP dispensation,and
Inventory Management.These two terms,
IVRS and IWRS,were widely used to describe
eClinical systems depending on their
modality (voice vs.web).
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5. INTERACTIVE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES
IRT
IRT is considered a collective term
encompassing diverse technologies,
including Web and Voice.IRT is used in
almost every industry, so clinical trial
industry-specific terms were coined.
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6. RANDOMIZA
TION ANDTRIAL SUPPL
Y MANAGEMENT
RTSM
RTSM is the new buzzword within IRT. This term
has been around since the advent of IRT
technologies, but it refers more to the function of
the actual system vs. the mode of delivery (voice,
web, mobile, etc.). Not only does RTSM closely
represent the clinical research industry, but also
reduces the burden of coining newer
terminologies, every time the technology
evolves.
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7. Choosing Clinion RTSM enables you to experience the
highly-integrated eClinical system which will allow you to
monitor complex randomisation and drug supplies using a
single application. Once you Integrate Clinion RTSM with
Clinion EDC, you can randomise patients and assign kits
directly from Clinion EDC, thereby avoiding the need to
switch between systems. This will allow you to manage
time efficiently and prevent double data entry.
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