While the FDA has issued guidance to help sponsors, investigators and IRBs decide on the best ways to protect patients while keeping their trial moving, the decision is ultimately up to each individual research team. IMARC has assisted research teams with remote monitoring, auditing and other activities for years. More recently, our team helped one company transition to an entirely remote clinical trial. We wanted to share this example to show it can be done, under certain circumstances and with careful consideration.
A Guide to Patient Engagement & Recruitment Solutions
March 18th 2025Clinical trials have become increasingly complex over the past decades, making participant recruitment more challenging than ever. This guide explores common recruitment obstacles and offers strategies to overcome them using a patient engagement and recruitment solution.
Merits of a Multifaceted Approach to Clinical Trial Recruitment
March 18th 2025According to a 2024 study “Benchmarking Site Activation and Patient Enrollment,” 33% of sites under-enrolled, and 14% failed to enroll a single patient. The best way to course-correct this is to adopt a multifaceted approach to patient recruitment, that goes beyond traditional channels and ways of thinking.
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