SmartSignals eCOA Central Rating A scale administration and scoring service by highly skilled raters Central vs site-based raters On-site raters can make it difficult to maintain unbiased administration and scoring of an instrument, especially in cases where a compound may cause functional unblinding due to side effects. Today’s telemedicine enables calibrated raters to virtually administer screenings.Independent from study sites, these remote raters also do not experience the same enrollment or scoring pressures, further keeping the biases at bay. OFTEN COMBINED WITH: Cognitive Assessments Electronic Clinician Ratings Why choose SmartSignals? To become certified, each rater must complete our rater training, which focuses administration and scoring of the instrument when administered virtually, interview skills, and managing placebo response. As part of rater training and throughout the study, central raters are assessed on intra- and inter-rater reliability. We also audio-record every interview so that a secondary review can be conducted for quality assurance. Plus, our large international rater network supports any local language needed. Our global network of clinical consultants: 250 Active Consultants 44 Countries 40 Languages 25+ Indications Want to learn more? Add central rating to your study to get consistent scale scoring – contact our team today. Connect With Us
On-site raters can make it difficult to maintain unbiased administration and scoring of an instrument, especially in cases where a compound may cause functional unblinding due to side effects. Today’s telemedicine enables calibrated raters to virtually administer screenings.Independent from study sites, these remote raters also do not experience the same enrollment or scoring pressures, further keeping the biases at bay.
To become certified, each rater must complete our rater training, which focuses administration and scoring of the instrument when administered virtually, interview skills, and managing placebo response. As part of rater training and throughout the study, central raters are assessed on intra- and inter-rater reliability. We also audio-record every interview so that a secondary review can be conducted for quality assurance. Plus, our large international rater network supports any local language needed.