Are We Stuck in a Clinical Research Time Loop?

Paul Ivsin, EVP, Trial Engagement Services at Continuum Clinical, a Spectrum Science company, lends his expertise as a guest columnist in Clinical Leader. 

Clinical research has its own version of Groundhog Day—repeating the same missteps year after year, convinced that this time things will change. From countless attempts to replace ClinicalTrials.gov to the persistent dream of “siteless” trials, history keeps repeating itself. Why do we keep falling into the same traps? And is there a way to break free? 

Paul Ivsin takes a sharp, witty look at the industry’s cyclical nature, questioning whether we’re truly innovating or just reinventing old failures with new branding. Read the full article to see why clinical research might be its own worst enemy—and what it will take to finally move forward.