Pfizer Conducts First 'Virtual' Clinical Trial

The pilot project, initiated following review from the U.S. FDA, uses mobile phone and web-based technology to collect necessary data for the trial without clinic visits.

Pfizer Inc. is conducting the first-ever randomized clinical trial under an investigational new drug (IND) application that manages study participation entirely using electronic tools and allows patients to participate in the clinical trial regardless of their proximity to clinical sites.

The pilot project, initiated following review from the U.S. FDA, uses mobile phone and web-based technology to collect necessary data for the trial without clinic visits.

"With the REMOTE virtual trial pilot, for the first time we can make it possible for patients to participate in clinical trials without having to visit physical sites," said Pfizer Executive Vice President and Chief Medical O