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Ancillary Clinical Trial Supplies and Equipment

Why Ancillary Supplies Are Rarely Ancillary in Clinical Trials

by Imogen Cheese August 4, 2026
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Vendor Consolidation in Clinical Trials: Why It Matters

by Dan McDonald July 21, 2026
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Translation vs. Localization in Clinical Trials: Why the Difference Matters

by Sian Lukaszewicz July 15, 2026
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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
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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
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Sustainability in Action: ESG and Clinical Research

by Dan McDonald March 16, 2026
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    Top 5 Blog Posts from 2015

    by Kayden Grinwis January 11, 2016
    written by Kayden Grinwis

    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 be big draws along with patient recruitment topics.  What will 2016 hold?  We’ll have to wait and see, but without further ado, here are your top 6 posts for 2015:

    5. 25 Reasons People Aren’t Enrolling in Your Clinical Trial.  In just two months this post quickly became one of our top posts for the year.  Patient recruitment and trial enrollment continue to be hot-button topics and this post looking at why people won’t join a trial offers up many reasons we need to keep in mind when designing our trials.

    4.  2015:  The State of Big Data for Patient Recruitment, Part 1.  This post mentions some of the different ways that “big data” is used to help boost patient recruitment and goes into greater detail about the use of health claims data to boost pivotal-stage trial design.

    3.  Modern Patient Recruitment – How Did We Get Here?  This post from Melynda Geurts looks at traditional recruitment methods and talks about how we arrived at the current state of patient recruitment.

    2.  8 Critical Factors for Boosting Site Enrollment Out of the Gate  We discuss 8 critical factors to consider during trial planning stages to ensure your sites are prepared and enrolling patients as soon as possible.

    So, what post holds the top spot for 2015?…….

    How Snoop Dogg “Disrupted” DIA 2015  “Disruption” is certainly a hot topic throughout the industry right now and this post discusses the surprise performance along with major disruptive trends discussed at DIA 2015.

    So, there you have it, our top posts for 2015.  Thanks for following us and keep a lookout for all the great content coming your way in 2016!

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    16 Reasons Why People Join Clinical Trials

    by Felicia Fuller December 7, 2015
    by Felicia Fuller December 7, 2015

    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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    7 Reasons for Patient Enrollment Challenges

    by Dan McDonald November 24, 2015
    by Dan McDonald November 24, 2015

    In 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 – …

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    Sites in Europe: at the EU Site Solutions Summit

    by Melynda Geurts November 18, 2015
    by Melynda Geurts November 18, 2015

      Nice, France recently played host to the inaugural SCRS European Site Solutions Summit. Nestled among the infamous Promenade des Anglais, the Summit hosted over 100 attendees from various sites around the globe. During the Summit discussions focused on Collaborating for the Future to the New EU Clinical …

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    Talking Recruitment with Small/Mid BioPharm CMOs at CMO Summit – West

    by Dan McDonald November 12, 2015
    by Dan McDonald November 12, 2015

    I had the honor of attending and presenting at the CMO Summit – West earlier this week in Burlingame, CA. Attended by 75-80 industry executives – primarily consisting of Chief Medical Officers, heads of clinical development and leaders from the financial community – the CMO …

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