Indian Trials Recover Amid Lingering Pandemic Challenges
Virtual Tools Part Of The Future?
Executive Summary
The Indian clinical research segment has managed to retain some buoyancy despite pandemic-related disruptions, with an estimated 70 global trials cleared to October by the regulator. But audiovisual recording of the informed consent process has been particularly challenging in the case of subjects in isolation wards.
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