4.2.2. Keeping up with technology
Whatwas revolutionarywhen a trial startedmay be utterly obsolete
by the time it is finished, leaving results, even when positive, of limited
applicability. Trying to keep upwith the changes during a studymay result
in unpredictable costs, both in staff time and budgets, as well as an
imbalance in the type of technology used by participants, as some race