Reducing Inventory Errors In Clinical Trials

By Rachel Aletti, PharmD

Managing investigational products at clinical research sites involves high-stakes tasks where manual data entry errors can compromise protocol integrity and patient safety. This study evaluates the impact of the Shipment Receipt Verification (SRV) feature within Vestigo^®, analyzing data from 156 sites to measure how digital double-checks influence inventory accuracy. The results demonstrate a significant reduction in errors.

The findings highlight that the benefits of this verification workflow scale with experience. Sites that completed more than 50 verifications showed a large effect size and decreased data variability. By catching discrepancies at the initial point of receipt, the SRV functionality prevents the downstream labor of retroactive adjustments and audit-logged corrections. This research supports the adoption of independent verification as a best practice for Investigational Drug Services (IDS) to ensure regulatory compliance and streamline site operations.