Clinical Trial Patient Manager

About

EchoAlert is a patent pending mobile check-in and alert system which has been built to aid clinical test facilities to more efficiently manage and interact with trial patients during clinical testing. The system uses mobile phone messaging in a very simple-to-use way to achieve three unique benefits for clinical trials:

1. Prompts trial patients to log taking their dosage at the correct time. Patients respond by with a single button message to acknowledge taking dosage.
   
   
2. Creates a log of when each patient has taken his or her dosage throughout the trial.
   
   
3. Alerts the lab team if the trial patient does not engage in the prescribed activity within a pre-determined amount of time after being prompted, so that they may follow up with the patient directly.

How It Works:

1. The lab sets up a prompting schedule for patients in a given trial according to the required dosage schedule.
   
   
2. The trial patient is prompted by a text message to a mobile phone to acknowledge taking the dosage at the correct time.
   
   
3. The trial patient sends a 1-button message to acknowledge that they have taken the dosage.
   
   
4. The system logs the time of the patient's activity.
   
   
5. The lab will be informed by email, or text message if the trial patient does not acknowledge their activity within a pre-determined time period following the initial prompt. The lab can then follow up directly with the trial patient to ensure they keep to the schedule.
   
   
6. The lab could, in some cases, also be notified if the prompt message does not reach the trial patient's phone ( e.g. if they are out of range, etc.).
   
   
7. If the trial patient responds late or misses a response the system can be set to try again or to immediately alert monitors of the issue.
   
   
8. The trial patient can also use the system to report and log any adverse effects of the dosage in non-emergency situations.

The EchoAlert system has been specifically designed to increase compliance and data accuracy in clinical testing. Additionally, the system generates a back-up notification that allows the lab team to react quickly to potential errors in patient compliance, and creates a more accurate log of trial patient activity, while reducing the time and cost associated with separate data entry.