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Vendor Consolidation in Clinical Trials: Why It Matters

by Dan McDonald July 21, 2026
Clinical Trial Business Insights Participant Engagement Translation of Clinical Trial Materials

Translation vs. Localization in Clinical Trials: Why the Difference Matters

by Sian Lukaszewicz July 15, 2026
Clinical Trial Materials Development and Printing Participant Engagement

Designing Clinical Trial Materials Older Participants Can Navigate with Confidence

by Vaughn X. Anthony June 2, 2026
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Celebrating Clinical Trials Day: From a Shipboard Study Site to Today

by William McEwen May 20, 2026
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Why Ancillary Supplies Are Becoming a Critical Part of Clinical Trial Planning

by Dan McDonald May 19, 2026
Clinical Trial Materials Development and Printing

Writing Clinical Study Materials: Why Starting Early Can Be an Option

by Liz Wegner May 6, 2026
Clinical Trial Materials Development and Printing Participant Engagement

The Reader Experience: Making Clinical Research Participant Materials Easy to Use

by William McEwen April 22, 2026
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Risk Management in Clinical Trials Through Effective CAPA Practice

by Frances Bentley April 8, 2026
Clinical Trial Business Insights

Sustainability in Action: ESG and Clinical Research

by Dan McDonald March 16, 2026
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Harnessing Collective Intelligence in Clinical Trials

by Hope Cullen March 10, 2026
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    Listening to Our Audience: How Can We Spread the Word About Clinical Trials?

    by Melynda Geurts September 9, 2016
    written by Melynda Geurts
    Diverse group of professionals in a meeting room engaged in discussion with laptops and notebooks on the table

    This is the second of two posts containing excerpts from our just-released ebook on proactive recruitment planning How do patients and caregivers gather information and make decisions about health care? This is an important question, because by identifying the most popular information channels, we can determine how best…

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    Getting Patient Recruitment Right from the Start: Planning Your Protocol

    by Dan McDonald September 9, 2016
    by Dan McDonald September 9, 2016

    This is the first of two posts containing excerpts from our forthcoming ebook on proactive recruitment planning.  CenterWatch data tells us that in clinical trials, too many patients who volunteer don’t qualify, or they leave the study after they are enrolled. 69% fail prescreening 58% decline…

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    What the Public Thinks about Clinical Trials

    by Melynda Geurts April 4, 2016
    by Melynda Geurts April 4, 2016

    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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    Wearables in Clinical Trials

    by Melynda Geurts February 12, 2016
    by Melynda Geurts February 12, 2016

    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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    Top 5 Blog Posts from 2015

    by Kayden Grinwis January 11, 2016
    by Kayden Grinwis January 11, 2016

    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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