At C-Path’s 2026 Clinical Outcome Assessment Program Annual Meeting, attendees heard a brief overview of the key tenets taken from “Best Practice Recommendations and Considerations for Designing and Electronically Implementing Event-Driven Diaries in Clinical Trials,” a landmark publication developed through a collaboration between Critical Path Institute’s Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment Consortium, the Patient-Centered Evidence Consortium and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Published in npj Digital Medicine in December 2025, the paper represents the first comprehensive, consensus-based guidance for the design and electronic implementation of event-driven electronic diaries in clinical trials. During that session, the audience learned the story behind the publication, discussed the science that informed the recommendations, and highlighted practical considerations for implementing event-driven eDiaries to collect high-quality, patient-centered data.
If you missed the Clinical Outcome Assessment Program Annual Meeting session, or would like a deeper dive into the recommendations, you’ll have another opportunity soon. Join C-Path’s Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment Consortium and Patient-Centered Evidence Consortium for the upcoming collaborative webinar, “Event-Driven eDiaries,” on Wednesday, July 29 at 11 a.m. Eastern, where experts from the co-author panel will explore the publication’s key recommendations, discuss real-world implementation considerations, and answer questions from attendees.
This work reflects C-Path’s commitment to bringing together regulators, industry, technology providers, and researchers to develop practical, consensus-driven solutions that advance patient-focused drug development.
Register today and continue the conversation on the future of event-driven eDiaries in clinical trials.
