UBC provides comprehensive rating instrument management for clinical trials. We take the guesswork out of selecting, identifying, acquiring, translating and fulfilling clinician-rated and patient-rated scales for use in clinical trials. We locate commercially available scale translations or use proven methodologies to translate scales and instruments into any language, following Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Principles of Good Practice. Our services include psychometric and cultural validation programs in conjunction with established research groups.
We use a phased approach to clinical rating instruments:
- Identify appropriate scale versions and translations
- Locate copyright holders or licensed distributors
- Complete scale translations and provide certificate of translation
- Acquire and distribute manuals and scoring sheets to sites
- Convert scales to electronic documents, organizing documents by visit, by rater or by subject on our validated website
