Using Wearables and Sensors to Drive Richer Insights

In clinical trials, subjective self-reports can create ambiguity. For example, when patients say, "I didn’t sleep well," the meaning can vary. Wearables and sensors offer a solution by providing objective data, improving clinical outcome assessments (COAs) and intervention evaluations. Devices like wrist-worn accelerometers can track key sleep metrics, such as total sleep time and efficiency, offering precise data often missed in self-reports. In oncology trials, these technologies can also capture side effects during chemotherapy that would otherwise be overlooked. Explore how wearables and sensors are transforming data collection in clinical trials in our article.