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Connected Source to EDC delivery

Aligning site workflows, execution and data flow for greater visibility and predictability

Clinical trials are increasingly complex, yet study teams and sites often work across fragmented systems, duplicated workflows and disconnected processes. For sponsors, this can limit operational visibility and make it harder to identify and address risks early. For sites, unnecessary administrative work can take time away from patients and study delivery. 

ICON’s connected Source to EDC delivery model brings site workflows, study execution and governed data flow together within a single operating model. By embedding enabling technology within clinical operations, it helps reduce burden, improve operational visibility and support more predictable study execution. 

Move from fragmented delivery to connected execution

Rather than treating technology as a stand-alone implementation, ICON connects three critical elements:

Site-centric workflows

Align study processes with how sites work, reducing unnecessary hand-offs and duplicate steps.

Accountable delivery ownership

Create clear ownership across study start-up, conduct and data flow.

Governed data flow

Connect source and study data with EDC to support earlier operational visibility and better data readiness. 

Together, these capabilities help sponsors identify operational risks earlier, make more informed interventions and maintain stronger oversight throughout study delivery. 

Connected delivery in action

In a large pharma registrational study, ICON’s connected approach supported 147% enrolment to target, 25,000+ source pages managed, zero overdue EDC pages and zero key protocol deviations, with first patient visit within one day of activation across 11 deployed research sites. 

  • 147%

    enrolment to target

  • 25,000+

    source pages managed

  • 0

    zero overdue EDC pages and zero key protocol deviations

Build a foundation for connected clinical trials

ICON’s connected Source to EDC delivery model helps sponsors address today’s execution challenges while creating a repeatable foundation for increasingly coordinated data-driven clinical trials. 

Contact us to speak with an ICON expert to explore how connected delivery could improve visibility, reduce site burden and support more predictable trial execution.

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