AI Tool for Protocol Review

Let your AI agent handle the tedious review of clinical research protocols, extracting study details and suggesting statistical analyses in minutes.

As a biostatistician, you spend hours poring over Word docs and PDFs, cross-referencing statistical guidelines in Excel, and tracking assumptions in email threads. Missing a detail or misapplying a method can mean project delays and costly revisions for your research team.

An AI agent that reviews clinical research protocols, extracts study details, and recommends statistical analyses to support biostatisticians.

What this replaces

Copy protocol sections from Word into Excel for analysis
Manually match study endpoints to statistical methods using FDA guidance
Review assumptions line by line in PDF protocols
Draft summary reports for each protocol in Google Docs

The hidden cost

What this is really costing you

In pharmaceutical and medical research, biostatisticians are tasked with reviewing lengthy clinical trial protocols. This means manually extracting study designs from Microsoft Word, checking statistical assumptions against FDA guidelines, and summarizing recommendations in separate reports. The process is repetitive, error-prone, and eats into time that could be spent on higher-level analysis.

Time wasted

1.8 hrs/week

Every week, burned on work an AI agent handles in minutes.

Money lost

$2,610/year

In salary, missed revenue, and operational drag — annually.

If you keep ignoring it

Overlooking a statistical requirement can result in protocol amendments, regulatory pushback, and delayed trial starts.

Cost estimates derived from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage data and O*NET task analysis.

Return on investment

The math speaks for itself

Today — without agent

1.8 hrs/week

of manual work

$2,610/year/ year

With your AI agent

15 min/week

agent-handled

$580/year/ year

You save

$2,030/year

every year, reinvested into growing your business

Estimates based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics median salary data and O*NET task importance ratings from worker surveys. Time savings assume 80% automation of eligible task components.

Jobs your agent handles

What this agent does for you

Complete jobs, handled end-to-end — so your team focuses on what matters.

Quick Protocol Assessment

You ask your agent to review a new clinical trial protocol and provide a summary of key design elements and statistical recommendations.

Assumption Check

You ask your agent to identify any statistical assumptions that may not be met based on the protocol's data collection plan.

Guideline Compliance Review

You ask your agent to cross-check a protocol against the latest statistical guidelines and highlight any discrepancies.

Drafting Recommendations

You ask your agent to generate a draft report recommending statistical methods for a new observational study.

How to hire your agent

1

Connect your tools

Link your existing data analysis, document management, and statistical software tools commonly used for protocol review.

2

Tell your agent what you need

Type: 'Review this protocol and recommend the most suitable statistical analyses for primary and secondary endpoints.'

3

Agent gets it done

Receive a structured summary with recommended statistical methods, identified assumptions, and a concise report ready for your records.

You doing it vs. your agent doing it

Read entire protocol and take notes on study design, endpoints, and data plans.
Agent parses protocol and delivers a structured summary.
45 min/protocol
Cross-reference objectives and data types with guidelines to select methods.
Agent suggests appropriate analyses based on protocol details.
30 min/protocol
Manually review protocol for potential assumption violations.
Agent flags any assumption concerns automatically.
15 min/protocol
Write custom reports for each protocol review.
Agent generates a ready-to-use summary report.
30 min/protocol

Agent skill set

What this agent knows how to do

Extract Study Design Elements

Pulls population, endpoints, and data collection plans from uploaded DOCX or PDF protocols and organizes them into a structured summary.

Recommend Statistical Analyses

Analyzes objectives and available data, then suggests suitable statistical tests and models, referencing current regulatory standards.

Identify Assumption Violations

Scans protocol data plans and flags any potential violations of statistical assumptions, such as normality or independence.

Cross-Reference with Regulatory Guidelines

Checks protocol requirements against FDA and ICH E9 guidelines, highlighting areas that may require revision.

Generate Protocol Review Reports

Drafts a concise report summarizing extracted details, recommended analyses, flagged assumptions, and guideline compliance.

AI Agent FAQ

The agent supports DOCX, PDF, and TXT files. It cannot process scanned images or handwritten notes, but structured digital documents work seamlessly.

Recommendations are based on the latest FDA and ICH E9 statistical guidelines. You can specify alternative frameworks, and the agent will adjust its analysis accordingly.

All data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.3 and is never stored after the review is complete. The agent meets common pharma industry data privacy requirements.

While direct integration is not yet available, you can export protocols from REDCap or Medidata and upload them for review. API-based integration is planned for future releases.

Yes, the agent supports both interventional and observational study protocols, tailoring statistical recommendations to each research design.

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