Reputable vs a Traditional CRO: Which Fits Your Supplement Study?
Compare a traditional site-based CRO with Reputable’s decentralized, wearable-based studies for supplement brands: when each fits and the tradeoffs.
Compare a traditional site-based CRO with Reputable’s decentralized, wearable-based studies for supplement brands: when each fits and the tradeoffs.
Learn how to read clinical trial data and its statistical analysis: study design, endpoints, p-values, confidence intervals, effect sizes, and red flags.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is the international ethical and scientific standard for designing, conducting, recording, and reporting human trials.
FDA pathways include NDA for drugs, PMA and 510(k) for devices, and NDI notifications for certain supplements, plus ongoing GMP and labeling rules.
Melatonin is regulated as a dietary supplement under DSHEA of 1994, not as an FDA-approved drug. Content can vary; look for third-party tested products.
In clinical trials, CRF means case report form: the paper or electronic record of each participant’s study data. See what a CRF holds and how eCRFs work.
Phase 2 clinical trials test effectiveness and safety in a few dozen to a few hundred participants to see if a treatment warrants Phase 3 study.
CRO stands for contract research organization, the company a sponsor hires to run a clinical study. See what CROs do, the main types, and how to choose.
A CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) centralizes planning, tracking, monitoring, finance, and reporting to keep complex trials on track.
SAEs include death, life-threatening risk, hospitalization, disability, or congenital abnormalities. Report promptly, often within 24 hours of awareness.