Multiple Systems
Traditional trials require 5-7 separate technology vendors. Each system stores data differently. Each integration point creates risk.
SmartSource™ captures clinical data directly from investigators and patients—eliminating transcription, reducing queries, and giving you real-time visibility into your trial.
Most sponsors piece together multiple systems from different vendors. EDC from one company. CTMS from another. Separate tools for ePRO, randomization, and document management. The result? Data silos, integration headaches, and no single source of truth.
Traditional trials require 5-7 separate technology vendors. Each system stores data differently. Each integration point creates risk.
Paper source documents get transcribed into EDC. Every keystroke introduces error potential. Every error generates queries.
CRAs travel to sites to verify source data against EDC entries. Expensive. Time-consuming. Adds weeks to your timeline.
SmartSource eliminates these problems by design.
SmartSource™ is Validcare's proprietary clinical trial platform. Unlike traditional eClinical systems that bolt together separate tools, SmartSource was designed from the ground up as a single, integrated platform where source data is captured directly—at the point of care.
SmartSource includes all the clinical technology capabilities your trial requires—integrated into a single platform with unified data, workflows, and reporting.
Clinical Trial Management System
Patient recruitment and screening
Electronic informed consent
Interactive Response Technology
Electronic Data Capture
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes
Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments
Third-party data
Safety management
Deviation management
Electronic Trial Master File
Site training and certification
The fundamental difference between SmartSource and traditional eClinical systems: we capture data directly from the person who knows it—the investigator or the patient—at the moment it's created.
No transcription means no transcription errors. Real-time edit checks catch issues at entry. Queries that would take weeks to resolve never exist.
When source data IS the EDC data, there's nothing to verify. SDV visits—and their costs—disappear.
Continuous data cleaning throughout the study. No backlog of queries at study end. LPLV to DBL in days, not months.
Fewer queries to manage. No SDV travel. Reduced CRA overhead. Technology does the work.
SmartSource provides role-based access tailored to each user's needs. Investigators see their patients. Sponsors see the whole trial. Everyone sees what they need—in real time.
Traditional CROs give you monthly reports compiled from stale data. SmartSource gives you live dashboards that update as data enters the system.
No black boxes. No waiting for reports. No surprises.
Every action in SmartSource is logged with timestamp, user ID, and before/after values. Complete, immutable, inspection-ready.
SmartSource handles most trial needs natively. When you need external systems, we integrate seamlessly.
Yes. SmartSource was built from the ground up to meet FDA 21 CFR Part 11 requirements for electronic records and electronic signatures. Every action in the system is logged with a timestamp, user ID, and before/after values, creating a complete and immutable audit trail. Electronic signatures include full attribution and are linked to the specific record being signed. For GDPR compliance, SmartSource includes data subject rights management, consent tracking, data minimization controls, cross-border transfer safeguards, and right-to-erasure support. Data is encrypted both at rest and in transit, with role-based access controls and multi-factor authentication. The platform undergoes regular security audits and maintains validated disaster recovery procedures.
In traditional trials, clinical data originates on paper source documents at the investigator site, then gets transcribed into an EDC system by site staff. Source data verification (SDV) exists because regulators need assurance that the EDC data matches the original source. CRAs travel to each site to compare paper records against electronic entries—an expensive, time-consuming process that adds weeks to timelines. SmartSource eliminates SDV entirely by making the investigator's original entry the source record. When a physician enters a lab value, adverse event, or assessment directly into SmartSource at the point of care, there is no second document to verify against. The electronic record is the source. This removes the need for SDV visits, reduces CRA travel costs, and accelerates the path to database lock.
SmartSource handles most clinical trial technology needs natively—CTMS, EDC, eConsent, ePRO/eCOA, randomization, safety management, and document management are all built into a single platform. When integration with external systems is required, SmartSource supports automated data exchange with central laboratories for lab result import and reference range flagging, imaging systems via DICOM integration, wearable devices and connected sensors, and sponsor data warehouses. The platform can also interface with external safety databases and regulatory submission systems. Because SmartSource is a unified platform rather than a collection of bolted-together tools, these integrations are cleaner and less error-prone than typical multi-vendor integration architectures.
Investigators access SmartSource through a role-based interface tailored to their clinical workflow. They see their assigned patient visit schedules, case report forms configured for the specific protocol, lab result entry screens with real-time edit checks, adverse event and SAE capture forms, and access to regulatory documents and their digital binder. The system guides investigators through each visit with alerts, reminders, and task-specific instructions. Because data is entered directly during the patient encounter, investigators spend less time on administrative paperwork. Site coordinators see site-level dashboards for enrollment status, pending tasks, and query resolution. Patients access their own portal for ePRO diaries, visit reminders, medication logs, symptom reporting, and eReimbursement—reducing the burden of trial participation.
SmartSource includes native ePRO and eConsent modules that are fully integrated with the rest of the clinical data. For patient-reported outcomes, participants complete validated instruments—diaries, symptom trackers, quality-of-life assessments—directly on their mobile devices. The platform sends automated reminders, tracks compliance rates, and flags missed entries in real time. For electronic consent, SmartSource supports both remote and in-person consent workflows with version control, multi-language support, and a 24/7 audit trail that records exactly when each participant reviewed and signed each document. Because ePRO and eConsent data flow into the same unified database as investigator-entered data, there are no integration gaps or reconciliation steps between systems.
SmartSource provides live dashboards that update as data enters the system—not the monthly PDF reports compiled from stale exports that traditional CROs deliver. Sponsors see enrollment tracking with screening-to-enrollment rates broken down by site, recruitment funnel visualizations, and enrollment projections based on current trajectories. Data quality dashboards show query rates by site and form, data entry completion percentages, outstanding items, and cleaning status. Safety monitoring includes AE/SAE summaries, regulatory reporting timelines, and medical review queue status. Financial dashboards track budget versus actual spending, milestone achievement, site payment status, and change order history. All reports are accessible via role-based permissions, so the right stakeholders see exactly what they need without information overload.
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