Data integrity in generic terms is “maintaining and assuring the accuracy and consistency of data over its entire life-cycle and is a critical aspect to the design, implementation and usage of any system which stores, processes or retrieves data”.
Data integrity is the foundation of successful clinical research.
Worthless Without Integrity
Without solid integrity, the data collected in clinical trials is worthless.
Ensuring data integrity is as important for the research, as it is for the patients who will receive treatment based on that research.
Highest-Quality
Hence, the data generated for any clinical trial needs to be valid, sufficient and of the highest-quality.
Data integrity should be maintained right through the different phases in the life cycle of a clinical trial program.
