Our Survey In the Fall of 2015, we launched a survey to the general public to learn how they gather healthcare information and how they make decisions. We also wanted to gauge their knowledge about and interest in clinical trials. We intentionally surveyed the general public…
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To Wear or Not to Wear is the Question Wearable devices have taken our society, and the clinical research industry along with it, by storm. The immediate access to data makes researchers drool. While technology is moving at lightning speed, we must be careful not to…
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This week we’re taking a look back at our top 5 posts from 2015 (actually 6 since we had a tie-so you get one bonus post!) and reflecting on the themes and events that resonated most with you, our audience. Events and conferences seemed to…
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In my last post I discussed issues and reasons why people choose not to participate in clinical trials. This week, I’m looking at the flipside, reasons people do choose to participate in trials They were asked to. There are many people who would like the opportunity to participate but…
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Patient Recruitment and Retention
7 Reasons for Patient Enrollment Challenges
by Dan McDonaldby Dan McDonaldIn my last post I covered facts on enrollment delays from my latest ebook. In this post I’m going to cover the seven most common reasons for these enrollment challenges. There are a number of reasons that sites may struggle or fail to enroll patients –…