Frontier Medicine conducts rural clinical trials using CyberCare system
According to the partnering companies, the CyberCare System, which incorporates the Electronic HouseCall (EHC) family of products, the CyberCare 24 Network and the Cyber HealthManager, will be used to
By on Jun 25, 2001According to the partnering companies, the CyberCare System, which incorporates the Electronic HouseCall (EHC) family of products, the CyberCare 24 Network and the Cyber HealthManager, will be used to monitor participants in various studies to be sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. In addition, patients will be selected using standard inclusion criteria established by the sponors.
"Rural populations have long been neglected in receiving cutting-edge medical treatments and access to clinical research," said Mikel Thomas, President of Frontier Medicine. "As a psychiatrist with extensive experience in clinical care and research, I believe this program provides a very exciting opportunity to expand care opportunities and efficiencies of the clinical development process. We are truly excited about partnering with Cyber-Care to develop these programs."
Under the terms of the agreement, Frontier will initially place the first monitoring stations in Kansas City, with plans to expand to 10 additional sites during the next 12 months. The trial will primarily involve the use of the EHC 400 and 600 models.
"This is an exciting opportunity for us to have a group such as Frontier demonstrate the benefits of our system," said Michael Lemnitzer, Vice President of Business Development for Cyber-Care. "Their experience in this field is very impressive and the results of their studies could have a highly beneficial impact on how health care is provided to rural areas, not only in the United States but around the world."