New Free Resources: ePRO Terms You Need to Know + Practical Tools for Immediate Use

At TriTiCon, we continue to invest in what we believe matters most: practical knowledge sharing that can be applied immediately in real-world clinical development.

Our latest free resource drop focuses on a topic that is increasingly central to modern trials — electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) and the broader (e)COA landscape.

A shared language for better trials

The reality is simple:
The hardest part of ePRO is rarely the technology — it is alignment.

Sponsors, CROs, vendors, and investigators often use the same terms — compliance, source data, recall period, fallback — but with different meanings. That misalignment shows up later as design issues, operational friction, or data quality risks.

To address this, we’ve released a practical field guide: “12 ePRO Terms You Need to Understand.”

This is not a glossary. It is a working guide — focused on what the terms actually mean in practice, why they matter, and where teams typically get it wrong.

From definitions to decisions

Alongside the guide, we are also releasing a practical XLS resource on validated instruments.

Validated instruments are often treated as a checkbox — but in reality, they sit at the core of data reliability and comparability. Small changes to wording, format, recall period, or mode of administration can have significant downstream impact.

The XLS is designed to help teams:

• Navigate instrument selection more systematically
• Understand what “validated” really implies in different contexts
• Avoid common pitfalls when adapting instruments across studies or formats
• Structure internal discussions and decisions

In short, it helps translate theory into better design and better data.

Part of something bigger: Module C06

These resources are a preview of what’s coming next.

They are drawn from our upcoming TriTiCon Knowledge World module C06 — Introduction to (e)COA and (e)PRO.

The full module goes beyond definitions and dives into:

• Foundations and key concepts
• Real-world scenarios and design trade-offs
• Operational considerations from study start-up through conduct
• Practical approaches to compliance, data quality, and oversight

Our goal is not just to explain ePRO — but to help teams design, implement, and run it well.

Explore and apply

As always, these resources are free to use and share.

If they help your team align faster, avoid a mistake, or improve a study — they’ve done their job.

👉 Explore the resources here

And if you are working with ePRO — whether as sponsor, CRO, or vendor — and want a second perspective, we are always open to a conversation.