On 12 June 2019, the SCTO, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), and the University of Geneva, held the annual SCTO Symposium, a day of exploring the challenges and solutions that lie ahead in clinical research.

Local and international speakers shared their perspectives, news, and developments on:

• clinical research methodologies and outcome measurements, and their daily application;
• patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and their influence on classical trials;
• population-reported outcomes;
• core outcome sets, enabling cross-trials comparison;
• adaptive designs in clinical trials and their practical application;
• and more…

The summary report, the presentations and the complete programme of the day are available below.