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

The pandemic has brought many changes to the way that we live our lives.   One question that remains; how will the pandemic impact a post-pandemic world?   We are… Read more

In spite of the comorbid conditions and the high costs of kidney care, the amount of information available for kidney disease patients to participate in clinical trials is limited.  For… Read more