Category: Sponsors

In the last blog series, we talked about workflow optimisation, clinical trial delays, and the use of outdated traditional methods for running clinical trials. This blog will discuss how to maximise the efficiency of startup studies, meaning, from the first point of contact with the sponsor to the screening and enrolling of study participants.  … Continue reading Maximise Study Startup Efficiency

Clinical trial complexity has increased significantly over the last 10 years. The number of mandated procedures required to be executed by the site has increased on average by 50%, and the number of data points that must be collected per trial has increased by 60%.  This complexity has raised the operational load on trial sites… Continue reading Reducing Trial Burden for Sites to Improve Participant Recruitment

Women’s under-representation in clinical trials is a well-known and seemingly intractable problem in several areas of clinical medicine. Inconsistencies in the number of women participating in clinical trials raise questions about the validity of trial results, as well as the possibility that novel medications may not be widely available or utilised by women. It’s no… Continue reading Gender Bias in Medicine and Medical Research Is Still Putting Women’s Health at Risk

Clinical trial recruitment is difficult across all demographics. However, many researchers and sponsors struggle with one age group in particular: the elderly. Older patients were excluded from more than 50% of COVID-19 clinical trials and 100% of the early vaccination trials. These insights are particularly concerning, considering that these patients are both the most susceptible… Continue reading The Establishment of an Anti-Ageism Healthcare System

Leveraging Clinical Trial Recruitment Strategies on Social Media Social media is increasingly being used by research teams to supplement non-digital methods of recruiting research participants. This approach is likely to continue as recruitment remains a significant barrier for clinical trials and other forms of human subject research.    The Benefits of Utilising Social Media  Social… Continue reading Leveraging Clinical Trial Recruitment Strategies on Social Media

Clinials Top 5 Predictions for Clinical Research in 2022 The world today is changing rapidly and like the world, clinical research is adapting to improvements in technology and becoming more accessible to people who were previously left out. Here are the predictions Clinials has for the future of clinical research.   1. Decentralized trials What… Continue reading Clinials Top 5 Predictions for Clinical Research in 2022