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04/22/2026
omething worth sharing if you work in clinical research:
The industry has made serious progress on wearable technology in clinical trials. Devices are more capable than ever. Regulatory acceptance is growing — the FDA expanded its real-world evidence framework just last December.
But there's a gap that doesn't get talked about enough.
Collecting the data and using the data are two very different problems.
A wearable can generate thousands of data points per patient per day. If the analytics aren't protocol-aligned, if patients aren't supported through the full study duration, if sites don't have clean workflows around the device — that data doesn't do what you needed it to do.
The teams getting this right aren't just deploying better devices. They're building better ex*****on infrastructure around them.
That's the real differentiator in 2026.
New full episode is live on Spotify.
Clinical trials have more technology, more tools, and more data than ever before.
So why are patient retention, trial compliance, and patient experience still such persistent problems?
In this episode, I sat down with Farah Ahmad, Co-Founder and CEO of PatientX and EVP of Business Development at Eversana, for a candid conversation about what the industry still gets wrong when it comes to the patient journey.
We talked about:
• patient retention in clinical trials
• patient engagement and patient voice
• trial compliance and operational gaps
• decentralized clinical trials and digital health
• clinical trial innovation and better trial design
• how sponsors, sites, and partners can work better together
One of the biggest takeaways for me: we keep trying to solve deeply human problems with disconnected systems, fragmented processes, and too little ownership around the actual participant experience.
If we want better data, better compliance, and better outcomes, we have to build trials that work better for the people inside them.
This conversation is for anyone working in clinical research, clinical operations, pharma, biotech, digital health, or patient-focused innovation.
Listen to the full episode on Spotify and let me know what you think the industry still misses most when it comes to retention.
What happens when a real human shows up for a clinical trial patient? 👇
James was dropping off. Missed diaries. Unsynced wearable. Week 3 of a vaccine study.
Our concierge called him. Stayed on the phone. Got everything sorted.
✅ Diary completion: 18% → 91%
✅ Wearable adherence: 24% → 88%
✅ Retention: 96%
✅ Dropouts after that call: zero
This is Video 3 of our series showing why human engagement isn’t a nice-to-have in clinical trials — it’s the whole game.
📌 Book a demo — link in bio.
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