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Measuring Treatment Efficacy and Supporting Product Claims in Clinical Trials; Disease Screening and Raising Clinician and Consumer Awareness in Direct-to-Consumer Marketing

Outcomes Insight™ Consulting supports PRO-related efforts to:

  • Develop new or refine existing PRO surveys
  • Design clinical trials, data collection protocols, and analytic plans
  • Track and monitor the quality of PRO data
  • Interpret treatment effects against published and proprietary benchmarking databases
  • Track published references regarding the SF tools in key therapeutic areas
  • Provide post-hoc analysis of completed trials to optimize strategies for future efforts
  • Prepare abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts reporting results for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals and/or presentation to internal and external stakeholders

For customers in pursuit of product insert and labeling claims, we offer PRO Path™ Strategic Services, a sequence of PRO-related services geared to deliver a rigorous plan of action to substantiate PRO claims. PRO Path consists of six stages, each with defined value and deliverables from needs assessment to peer-review dissemination.

PRO Path Strategic Services

QualityMetric's PRO Path – a sequence of strategic PRO services offered by our Outcomes Insight Consulting Division to support pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients in their pursuit of product insert and labeling claims.

Stage of Planning Customer Needs QualityMetric Services and Deliverables
Stage 1

PRO Needs Assessment

To understand Burden of Disease and what aspects of functioning and well-being are most important to patients PRO Path Needs Assessment Report:
Burden of disease report combining qualitative/quantitative analysis integrated with comprehensive literature review
Stage 2

PRO Measurement Strategy

A comprehensive strategy built on information compiled in PRO Needs Assessment PRO Path Strategy Report:
Recommendations document for choice of PRO measurement surveys
Stage 3

Documentation of PRO Measures

Evidence of psychometric properties of PRO tools PRO Path Validation Report:
Summarize reliability, validity and other properties of PRO measures fielded
Stage 4

PRO Study Design and Analysis Plan

Confidence that PRO measures will be incorporated in trial design to maximize ability to characterize and quantify treatment effects PRO Path Administration and Analysis Plan:
Content for protocol to specify all aspects of PRO survey administration and data analysis
Stage 5

Analysis and Interpretation of PRO Endpoint Data


A comprehensive strategy built on information compiled in PRO Needs Assessment PRO Path Efficacy Technical Report:
Summary of treatment effects on PRO endpoints
Stage 6

Document/Disseminate PRO Efficacy Results

A comprehensive strategy built on information compiled in PRO Needs Assessment PRO Path Peer-review Dissemination Plan:
Manuscripts, abstracts, posters, podium presentations and expert testimony

To obtain further information, please contact Jim Vermilyea at 781 890-8882, x335

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