Seamless Integration of Clinical Trial Systems Using API Management Platform

The client’s existing web-based clinical trial platform is built on outdated technology, resulting in incompatibility with newer mobile applications and other digital tools. This hampers seamless data exchange, real-time monitoring, and system reliability, impeding efficient trial management and user experience. The client needs an integrated, scalable solution to facilitate smooth communication between legacy systems and future digital products to improve operational efficiency and user engagement.

A global provider of eClinical solutions offering platforms for managing clinical trials, seeking to modernize and connect legacy systems with mobile and emerging applications.

• Develop an intermediary backend service to enable reliable and secure data exchange between legacy clinical trial systems and mobile applications.
• Implement real-time monitoring and alert mechanisms to detect and notify about system malfunctions, reducing system downtime.
• Create a scalable, secure, and futureproof system architecture capable of supporting additional future integrations and applications.
• Improve user control over clinical trial data and workflows, enhancing the overall user experience.
• Ensure compliance with industry security standards while enabling seamless inter-system communication.

• Data aggregation from multiple sources including existing databases and APIs, including legacy SOAP services.
• Data transformation and processing to ensure compatibility with target mobile applications and future systems.
• Secure and reliable API endpoints for data transmission to downstream systems.
• Monitoring system integrated with notification services to detect, log, and alert upon malfunctions.
• Error handling and fault tolerance mechanisms to ensure continuous operation.

• Legacy databases storing clinical trial data
• Existing APIs, including SOAP-based services for legacy systems
• Mobile applications consuming the data
• Monitoring and alert notification systems
• Security and authentication mechanisms

• Scalability to support increasing data volume and additional integrations in the future
• High availability with minimal system downtime
• Performance capable of processing and transmitting data within defined latency thresholds
• Robust security measures to ensure data confidentiality and integrity
• Compliance with healthcare data standards and regulations

The implementation of this integration platform will enable the client to achieve more reliable and efficient clinical trial data management, reducing system downtime and improving user control. The scalable and futureproof architecture will support additional integrations and new features, leading to enhanced operational efficiency, better patient outcomes, and a more streamlined user experience. The system is expected to facilitate seamless data exchange, improve system reliability, and support rapid deployment of future digital health tools.