The number of identified rare diseases continues to grow as new technologies allow for more detailed and specific genetic testing. In the United States, a rare disease is defined as… Read more
Enhancing Patient Engagement and Many Other Benefits DaVita Clinical Research is committed to taking a patient-centric view at every stage of participant involvement within a clinical trial. To better understand… Read more
The clinical research world has plenty of its own terminology and acronyms, and in the specialty of kidney disease and dialysis studies, there are no shortages of new terms to… Read more
The pandemic ushered in a phase of rapid technological advancements across a number of business sectors, and clinical research was no different. The tools that enabled everyday workers to easily… Read more
Recruitment for patients in clinical trials has followed the same model for many years. This is also mostly true for clinical trials involving rare diseases. Given the added… Read more
Clinical trials are a make-or-break stage in the development of a new treatment. The results of this research can be the difference between a new therapy that passes regulatory approval… Read more
Ever wonder why the same institutions are consistently being picked to participate in the latest cutting-edge clinical trials? The reason is simple they deliver, but how do they do it… Read more
The Importance of Quality Assurance in Clinical Research With decades of collective experience in clinical research, it’s not uncommon to see mistakes and deviations made in clinical studies. Despite spending… Read more
Last month, DaVita Clinical Research had a sit-down with one of our research site principal investigators, Dr. Mark Vishnepolsky, to learn more about his insights on providing care to patients… Read more
The world at large received the gifts of hope and relief this year when not only one, but three, Covid-19 vaccinations became available to the masses. Prior to this “light… Read more