Central pathology labs are increasingly important resources in dietary supplement clinical trials, but even they need to be assessed especially in COVID times. Pathology laboratories play an important role in dietary supplement and natural product clinical trials. Pathology labs, for instance, handle blood, urine, and other tests critical to any clinical trial. For supplement companies, […]

Exploring the importance of diversity in nutraceutical and functional food clinical trials The COVID-19 pandemic, the killing of George Floyd, and the increased visibility of the Black Lives Matter movement last year sparked conversations about the importance of diversity in clinical trials. Heightened attention to the lack of diversity in clinical trials led to pressure […]

A report on the current global landscape of probiotic clinical trials. The symbiotic relationship between the commensal microbiota and the human host is the subject of extensive ongoing research. A wide spectrum of researched disciplines—ranging from gastroenterology, immunology, and microbiology to nutrition, food science, and many more—are increasingly interested in investigating the functional, nutritional, and […]

Is now the right time for clinical trials? The business of conducting clinical trials is changing. Due to the current global pandemic, research organizations are being forced to change how they recruit and monitor participants in studies and how they conduct daily business in general. For all of the change and general public uncertainty around […]

The quality of food and supplement clinical trials should be standardized to gain trust among consumers and regulators. Dietary supplement and food advertisers often tout the number of clinical trials conducted on their products, but the quality of these trials is neither evident nor questioned. International standards for research planning, conduct and reporting help ensure […]

Supplement brands should choose a contract research organization that can provide high-quality credible clinical data at a reasonable cost. Only a few finished product brands may have the in-house expertise to conduct research, thus it may be challenging for them to design and conduct a human study themselves or closely manage University labs. Hence, these […]