Atopic dermatitis is a condition that affects one’s skin and often manifests with red and itching skin, leading to an urge to scratch that further damages the skin.
The researchers from Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and the project partners organizing this research study are interested in finding out more about scratching at night, how it affects patients’ life, and whether it should be more closely monitored and evaluated using digital technologies.
Successful integration of digital measures in atopic dermatitis populations is scouted by processes and activities taking place when deploying these digital technologies to clinical research projects. The study sponsors, technology vendors, data managers, study sites, clinicians, participating patients and other parties engaged in the study execution need to adapt to new situations, circumstances and processes.
In this work, DiMe and the project partners articulate the pain points encountered by involved parties in the process of digital measurement deployment in clinical research, and offer actions and mitigations suitable to address these issues and pain points. Output of this work will be a toolkit of recommendations for best practices overcoming identified challenges.