Clinical Trial Supply Management

Protecting IMPs and AIMPs across the global supply chain, and ensuring every shipment arrives safe, stable, and compliant.

Overview

Clinical trial supply chains face growing scrutiny around compliance, chain of custody, and data integrity. For supplies that require temperature controlled logistics, Seguro tags provide a modern alternative to manual USB logger workflows. They streamline temperature tracking, reduce site burden, and improve data quality from depot to site and everywhere in between.

Before Seguro: Manual USB Logger Workflows

Traditional cold chain monitoring in clinical trials relies on USB data loggers that must be retrieved and downloaded manually. This means that site staff must either read the USB logger themselves, or send the logger back to the supplier and wait for results before taking the shipment out of quarantine. The former option requires site staff to to be trained on the USB logger use, as well as find the time in their already busy schedule for the process. In addition, many CT sites lock out the USB ports on computers for security reasons, making USB loggers even more challenging to use. Site staff often need to plug in devices, save PDFs, transcribe details, and attach them to trial records, sometimes days after the shipment arrives. The alternative is for site managers to return the USB loggers to the supplier to be read, adding to delays and increasing inventory costs.

In short, with USB loggers, there are no good options. Adding to the site staff's workload makes future site recruitment more difficult, and adding to supply quarantine time increases inventory costs and makes short notice fulfilment almost impossible.

• No automatic data storage and sharing
• High risk of human error
• Delayed data availability
• USB port security risks

After Seguro: Seamless Temperature Records, Satisfied Site Managers

With Seguro's wireless, always-on tags, the data can be read by any smartphone, even without an app. Site staff can simply tap the tag to get an instant view of the temperature history for the shipment, and the data is automatically synced to the cloud. The supplier can be notified of any temperature excursions at that time, and mitigations can be discussed with the site manager and initiated immediately. The supplier can even include notes, barcode scans, and even photos to further enrich the temperature history record.

If the supply shipment is to be held in a distribution center, Seguro loggers can also be used by the DC staff to add their own data to the temperature record, including warehouse-in and warehouse-out waypoints, while at the same time preserving the continuous temperature history of the shipment.

The result: Streamlined supply chain operations, reduced inventory costs, and delighted site managers.

• Temperature data syncs instantly to the cloud
• Photos, scans, GPS location, and notes can be added during handoffs
• Each scan enriches the shipment timeline and builds a complete audit trail
• Can be integrated with RTSM systems using Sensified's REST API

Whether you're shipping comparator drugs, IMPs, or temperature-sensitive kits, Seguro brings clarity and confidence to every shipment with minimal training and no IT overhead.

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