Signs and Symptoms Are the Most Used Outcome, According to Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwired - September 03, 2015) - As acceptance for patient-reported outcomes (PROs) grows among regulatory agencies worldwide, life sciences organizations increasingly look to these self-reported measures to round out clinical trials. According to a report by pharmaceutical intelligence firm Cutting Edge Information, 66% of surveyed companies report implementing PRO measurements during clinical trials. Among those respondents, signs and symptoms metrics are most often used, followed by health-related quality of life (HRQoL) PROs.
Nine key patient-reported metrics range from self-reported signs and symptoms to patient satisfaction levels to reports and ratings of healthcare. Each of these metrics is useful in its own right and can be a best-fit depending on the purpose of proposed clinical studies. Among surveyed companies, the majority report using eight of the nine PRO metrics during clinical trials. Ninety-four percent of those using PROs use signs and symptoms metrics, followed by HRQoL measures.
"Self-reported symptoms are popular because they are often valuable in cases where there is no available biomarker -- especially in therapeutic areas such as pain management," said Victoria Cavicchi, research analyst at Cutting Edge Information. "Meanwhile HRQoLs are among the longest-standing PRO metrics, first used in 1980s oncology trials."
"Patient-Reported Outcomes: Infusing the Healthcare Consumer Voice into Clinical Development and Reimbursement," available at http://www.cuttingedgeinfo.com/research/market-access/patient-reported-outcomes/, shows the percentage of companies measuring specific PRO metrics by company size. Key findings from these report data include:
Cutting Edge Information's PROs report provides insights and metrics collected through primary research that patient-reported outcomes executives can leverage to:
To learn more about Cutting Edge Information's patient-reported outcomes research, please visit http://cuttingedgeinfo.com/.
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