With the advances that have been made in clinical research, it’s almost hard to believe that the same challenges still exist within patient recruitment. Unfortunately, traditional clinical research models pose challenges at many levels and ultimately hinder the efficient running of clinical trials.
At the patient level, there are lots of potential barriers to participation, including:
At the sponsor and site level, costs and time are often two of the biggest challenges when it comes to recruiting patients. There are aspects to traditional clinical trials that sponsors should look to alter:
You might be thinking you’ve heard this all before? Yes, we have too. That’s why we’re still astounded that change is not happening faster to prevent or overcome these issues. It’s really important to fully understand these challenges to overcome them and improve patient recruitment. Although something like rebuilding trust with the public will take time, strong campaigns and community engagement – these actions need to be taken now if we are really looking to make improvements as an industry. Alongside this, there are many short-term solutions that can help avoid the problems outlined above. There is no better place to start than with patients and caregivers themselves. By gathering insights from patients and caregivers, these can be used to inform not only patient recruitment strategies, but study design too.
To learn more about how patient recruitment challenges can be overcome with an insight-driven approach, get in touch with us at hello@couchhealth.co
This blog was originally published here: https://www.couchhealth.co/post/what-are-the-biggest-barriers-in-patient-recruitment
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