The market for suppliers of clinical trial management systems is crowded and competitive, presenting consumers of these products with difficult and occasionally confusing choices.
examine and explore the Web sites for clinical data management system vendors listed in the Required Resources. Compare the features offered by each, focusing on which features or capabilities they share and which are unique. Examine the sample forms and/or computer interface pages displayed on the Web sites to get a sense of how the systems "feel."
write a page paper based on your examination of the Web sites. For each of the vendors listed in the Required Resources section:
Identify a particular product, component, or feature that you think is particularly valuable for conducting a clinical trial leading to a regulatory submission. Describe how it would be used. Explain why you think it would help advance the data management goal of the trial. Identify at least one potential difficulty in using that system.