by Jill Furnival | Apr 10, 2024 | Regulatory Studies
Laboratory-developed tests, or LDTs, are in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests designed and conducted in a single laboratory and ordered by a licensed practitioner. By definition, LDTs are not commercially manufactured, marketed, or sold in volume. They are essential to...
by Scott D. Crawford | Apr 11, 2018 | Alcohol & Other Drugs, Climate Surveys, Higher Education, Innovative Methodologies, Survey Methodology
Text messages (also known as Short Message Service, or SMS) are more and more becoming the go-to medium of communication. This especially is the case for today’s college students, who seem to conduct their social and even business lives completely via their...
by Scott D. Crawford | Sep 9, 2024 | Innovative Methodologies, Regulatory Studies, User Comprehension
I would like to discuss the FDA’s recent guidance on enhancing diversity in clinical trials. This initiative is a commendable step toward ensuring that drug trials better reflect the populations they aim to serve. It broadens eligibility criteria, adopts inclusive...
by SoundRocket | Dec 15, 2020
How We Do It We do social science iteratively and efficiently. Take advantage of our expertise in study design, questionnaire design, sample design, sampling, survey development & testing, survey methodology, qualitative research methods (cognitive interview,...
by Scott D. Crawford | Aug 27, 2024 | Innovative Methodologies, Regulatory Studies, User Comprehension
LDT Regulations from a Human Factors / User Studies Perspective Note: The following is Scott Crawford’s (SoundRocket’s founder and lead study methodologist) personal reaction to the FDA’s Virtual Public Meeting on the Home as a Health Care Hub initiative. In my last...
