Patients carry the diagnosis. Caregivers often carry the burden. Clinical trials often focus on reducing burden for patients. But in many therapeutic areas, especially rare disease, pediatric, neurology, and complex...
Rare Disease Communities Aren’t Smaller Versions of Larger Patient Populations Many organizations approach rare disease engagement using the same strategies they use for more common conditions. The assumption is often...
If You’re Waiting Until Recruitment Starts to Evaluate Readiness, You’re Already Behind Many sponsors treat trial readiness as a milestone achieved once sites are activated and recruitment materials are approved....
Most Study Launch Challenges Are Not Execution Problems When clinical trial enrollment falls behind projections, study sites struggle to keep pace, or recruitment vendors fail to deliver expected results, the...
The Patient Experience Often Begins Before the First Conversation What if one of the biggest barriers to patient engagement isn’t the study itself, but how the study is explained? Before...
