Integrated clinical development

Harness the power of whole-study solutions

Our approach to clinical trial management ensures patient safety, data integrity, regulatory compliance, and scientific rigor. Our integrated clinical development strategies address these priorities and more, allowing us to reduce burdens, mitigate risk, and operate efficiently within timelines and budgets.


Delivering clean data faster so you can reach your milestones sooner

Integrated Data Delivery is a clinical study delivery ecosystem that drives a holistic “Touch Data Once” strategy of risk-based data monitoring & cleaning. This ensures that the appropriate experts are engaged with the most relevant data exactly when it matters.

By redesigning the data architecture and sequence we’ve streamlined cleaning and monitoring, reduced redundancy, and ensured the right people touch the right data at the right time, resulting in:

  • Improved site experience; less interruption to their practice 
  • Shortened time to major deliverables
  • Earlier data-driven decisions and actions
  • Better insights for quality, compliance and reduced risk
  • Better sponsor oversight 

Phase IIb-IV clinical trials

Today, as the design and conduct of clinical trials continue to evolve, decision-making needs to be informed by strong expertise in biostatistics, data analysis, and data management. This knowledge is essential to ensure patient safety, data integrity, and operational feasibility as flexible protocols become the norm.

At Parexel, we offer this depth of expertise in supporting protocol design, trial execution, site management, and all the way through to market strategy and commercialization. We take a risk-focused approach, continually assessing the tangible risk of the trial so we can control it, adapt to it, and keep everything running smoothly.

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Real-world evidence

Explore the impact of a therapy or disease in a real-world setting, generating data that can support your value proposition without additional burden to the patient. Our real-world evidence (RWE) strategies help reassure payers, regulators, providers, and patients that your clinical results are reflective of what will be evidenced in real-world practice, helping demonstrate value before, during, and after launch.
 

Real-world evidence

To access the patients your study needs, we incorporate decentralized trial (DCT) elements into our proposals.

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Model-informed drug development

Quantitative clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics, and programming combine to create a strategic approach in clinical development, optimizing the match between patients, treatments, and dosages.

This integrated approach leverages pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data to guide trial design and drug selection, ultimately reducing development time and costs while maximizing patient benefits and minimizing side effects.

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Model-informed drug development

Over the course of 90+ dermatology studies that enrolled 30,000+ patients our patient education and engagement tactics led to better screening rates, optimization, and a lower dropout rate.

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Protocol-driven, customized site solution strategy

In response to the increasing complexity of trial protocols and the pressures faced by sites, we accelerate study start-up by helping you find the right sites, patients, and partnerships. Our multidisciplinary Launch Excellence Office aims to meet the specific needs of your study, offering study planning, critical-path oversight, and delivery execution as key elements. We also engage in partnerships with groups offering a broad range of perspectives, so we can design protocol and site-selection strategies with the biggest possible impact in mind.

Protocol-driven, customized site solution strategy

Our Site Alliance Network gives you access to more sites, diverse populations, and investigators so you can be confident in your site selection strategy.

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Regulatory strategy, submissions, compliance, and outsourcing

At this pivotal point in the development process, take control of your regulatory pathway and reduce compliance risks to simplify and accelerate your treatment’s journey to patients. 
Our global team of former regulators helped set the standards you’re striving to meet. We’ll help you optimize your regulatory pathway to maximize the value of your product. 

25,000+regulatory submissions each year

Our former FDA, EMA and NMPA regulators, supported by 1,300+ colleagues in local regulatory teams help you manage global complexity in changing regulatory environments. 

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Market access strategy and delivery

Even with a flawlessly executed clinical trial and a strong regulatory strategy, there’s no guarantee of a successful product launch. Without robust commercialization planning, patient access and return on investment (ROI) may be limited.

We’ll help with that, by delivering a product market access strategy that merges clinical and development plans with regulatory and health economic strategies.

Market access strategy and delivery

Our market access team has the experience and expertise to help you optimize ROI and patient access, having completed 150+ market access strategy projects in the past 10 years.

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Clinical development technology optimization

To make the most of your valuable data, we design fit-for-purpose technology solutions — suites that capitalize on our own mature systems along with best-in-class technology from industry-leading vendors. Each solution is engineered and implemented by experts to address the specific needs of your trial and team.

Our solutions go beyond data collection. We learn about the decisions your team will face, then create ways to curate, visualize, and monitor your data so that you can make those decisions quickly and with confidence.

Clinical development technology optimization

We won the 2022 Frost & Sullivan Global Customer Value Leadership Award for excellence in planning, operationalizing, and delivering decentralized trials (DCT) worldwide via leading-edge technology.

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Clinical logistics

Whether conducting a small regional or a complex global trial, you need a robust supply chain network that includes country-specific knowledge and a close connection to local authorities. We provide the knowledge, systems, and connections to achieve end-to-end clinical trial supply chain management. We’ll help you build a supply chain that sails through international pressure points and delivers drugs to patients and trial sites right on schedule.

To ensure that our clients are free to conduct trials around the world, we operate a hub-and-spoke network of depots that seamlessly move drugs and ancillary supplies to investigator sites. Our skilled team of trade compliance professionals will handle customs declarations, apply for permits, and manage interactions with local governments so you can focus on running the best trial for your patients. 

Clinical logistics

We’ve won multiple Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards, including 2021 Best Clinical Supply Chain, 2020 Best Supply Chain Digitization, and 2019 Most Robust CRO Supply Chain.

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Patient inclusion

Clinical trials have often been an exclusive space, rather than an inclusive one, with serious consequences for patients in underrepresented groups. At Parexel, it’s our mission to change that. We’ve gone straight to patients, caregivers, physicians, and community leaders to identify factors that prevent patients from enrolling in clinical trials.

No matter what steps you’ve taken to address equity and inclusion in your trial design process, we’re ready to work with you. We’ll help you design trials that include patients who otherwise might not have been able to participate due to issues such as time, finances, and transportation. By focusing on inclusion, you’ll help more patients while developing drugs and therapies that can work for all. 

Patient inclusion

Through TriNetX Live, we’re able to access a network of millions of patients in more than 30 countries, so you can access the diverse populations you need.

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Medical communications

Engage the people who matter most. At Parexel, we combine a comprehensive portfolio of medical communications services with expertise in all major therapeutic areas, as well as clinical development, patient engagement, real-world evidence, health economics, market access, regulatory, and more — to communicate vital data to your stakeholders.
 
Our team consists of Medical Affairs strategists who collaborate with highly skilled PhD, PharmD, and MD writers, seasoned medical editors, meeting logistics experts, and creative, digital, and design specialists. Together, we enhance educational experiences and bring your science to life across every stage of development.

Medical communications

Our writers have deep experience across therapeutic areas, resulting in more relevant, impactful medical communications.

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Drug safety & pharmacovigilance

In the rapidly evolving landscape of innovation-driven medicine, ensuring drug safety has become increasingly complex. With vast amounts of data from diverse sources, managing safety information is more challenging than ever. At Parexel, we leverage nearly 40 years of expertise to navigate these complexities, providing comprehensive pharmacovigilance services that prioritize patient safety throughout a product's lifecycle. Our integrated approach combines cutting-edge technology and AI-powered solutions to deliver actionable insights and streamline processes. 

36+years of experience

With a global team of over 3,000 safety professionals, we support a wide range of therapeutic areas, ensuring regulatory compliance and unwavering commitment to patient health. Explore how our tailored solutions can help you meet the challenges of modern drug safety.

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Integrated evidence generation planning

Parexel offers expertise in developing and delivering IEGP for various organizations, from big pharma to small biotech. Our services include early-stage strategy development, tactical planning, function-specific support, and advisory services.

By partnering with us for integrated evidence planning, you can maximize your assets' potential, streamline development processes, and improve commercial outcomes in a competitive market.

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Operational excellence

Constantly evolving how we deliver trials

The purpose of our Operational Excellence and Delivery Office is to continuously and consistently improve the way we run your trials. By assembling our most experienced, cross-functional team members, we create best practices business wide that accelerate timelines, generate compelling evidence, promote innovation — and empower us to deliver With Heart™.

Learn more about our strategy to deliver the best outcomes for your clinical development programs. 

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Frequently asked questions

Integrated clinical development is an approach to drug development that emphasizes coordination and collaboration across different phases and functions of clinical research. 

Holistic approach

Rather than treating clinical development phases (Phase I, II, III, IV) as separate silos, integrated clinical development views them as interconnected parts of a comprehensive strategy to bring a drug to market safely and effectively.

Benefits

  • Efficiency: Reduces redundancy and accelerates timelines by planning ahead
  • Data quality: Ensures consistent data standards and collection methods across phases
  • Regulatory alignment: Facilitates smoother regulatory submissions by maintaining alignment with regulatory expectations throughout development
  • Risk mitigation: Identifies and addresses potential issues early
  • Patient focus: Better incorporates patient needs and real-world evidence

As a Clinical Research Organization (CRO), Parexel supports integrated clinical development by helping sponsors coordinate their clinical programs across multiple phases and therapeutic areas, ensuring that data, insights, and learnings from earlier phases inform later development decisions.

Clinical trial management involves overseeing all operational and administrative aspects of conducting a clinical study. 

Core functions

  • Study setup and planning
  • Recruitment and enrollment
  • Site management
  • Data management
  • Safety and compliance
  • Financial and administrative
  • Closeout

Clinical trial management ensures that studies are conducted efficiently, safely, and in compliance with regulatory requirements (FDA, ICH-GCP guidelines, etc.) while maintaining data integrity and participant safety throughout the trial lifecycle.

At Parexel, clinical trial management services help sponsors successfully execute their studies from initiation through closeout.

Clinical research data management involves the processes and systems used to collect, validate, organize, and maintain data throughout a clinical trial.

Core functions

  • Data collection
  • Data validation and quality
  • Database management
  • Data integration
  • Compliance and security
  • Data standardization
  • Study closeout

Clinical research data management ensures that trial data is accurate, complete, secure, and ready for statistical analysis and regulatory submission, while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulations and standards.