etrials Worldwide

etrials Worldwide was a provider of eClinical software and services designed to optimize the clinical trial process for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. The company's core offering was an integrated platform that combined electronic data capture (EDC), electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO), and interactive response technologies (IRT). By transitioning clinical trials from paper-based to digital workflows, etrials helped researchers improve data quality and accelerate time-to-market for new therapies. The company was publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol ETWC until its acquisition. In 2009, etrials was acquired by Merge Healthcare, which sought to integrate these clinical trial technologies into its broader healthcare imaging and information software suite.