Newsletter | May 11, 2026

05.11.26 -- Bringing Clinical Research Closer To Where Patients Receive Care

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Webinar: The Stakeholder Impact of Centralized Trial Services

Discover how a centralized trial services platform is transforming clinical operations. In this Block Clinical webinar, Cogent and Helus Pharma share real-world insights on streamlining patient logistics, site payments, and financial coordination through a single partner. Learn how this approach enhances communication, reduces administrative burden, and elevates site and patient experiences while delivering practical strategies for more efficient, coordinated trial execution. Click here to learn more.

PATIENT RECRUITMENT

Assigned Slot Allocation Offers A Fair Solution For Oncology Phase 1 Trials

In part two of this series on slot allocation, Nehal Lakhani, MD, Ph.D. proposes assigned slot allocation as an alternative to competitive placement and discusses how the approach might benefit patients and sites.

Patient Retention In Clinical Trials And Recruitment Support

Accelerate clinical trials with expert patient recruitment strategies delivering faster enrollment, lower dropout rates, and better outcomes.

From Weeks To Days: An Innovative Approach To Patient Recruitment

Discover how AI-driven, personalized communication can break linguistic and literacy barriers to make patient recruitment faster, more inclusive, and 30% more effective.

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This webinar explores how to move psychiatry trial participants more effectively from initial interest to randomization. It addresses common drop off points caused by strict eligibility criteria, incomplete patient data, and inefficient referral workflows. Speakers will outline methods to strengthen qualification processes, improve screening accuracy, and deliver better matched patients to sites. Attendees will learn strategies to reduce attrition, streamline recruitment, and accelerate enrollment while boosting overall site performance. Click here to learn more.

CLINICAL SITES

Considerations For Allergic Rhinitis Trials Are Nothing To Sneeze At

Inimmune CEO David Burkhart explains how a GSK layoff led to the formation of a new company focused on treating allergic rhinitis. Here, he shares success from the company's approach to site selection, trial design, and timing.

Navigating Late-Phase Clinical Trial Enrollment: Staying On Schedule

Late-phase trial delays cause massive revenue loss. This piece outlines AI pre-screening, direct-to-patient scaling, and retention tactics to hit study goals on time and ensure market readiness.

Clinical Trials Without Boundaries: Multi-Site Solutions At Altasciences

Altasciences offers flexible clinical trial models — from single-site to multi-center — to accelerate recruitment, expand patient access, and ensure high-quality trials aligned with your protocol.

Protocol-Driven, Customized Site Solution Strategy

Accelerate study start-up with the right sites, patients, and a team committed to launching your projects quickly and efficiently.

Develop Site-Centric Protocols To Optimize Enrollment

Optimize clinical trial protocols by aligning scientific goals with real-world site operations. Improve enrollment, reduce site burden, and minimize costly amendments through data-driven design.

A Premier Site Network For High-Performance Trials

A national research network with advanced facilities, expert investigators, and diverse patients to support efficient Phase I–IV trials and speed complex protocols and enrollment.

On-Site SDV Is Costing You More Than It Should

Utilize this tool for identifying areas where on-site SDV is adding cost, time, or risk to your trials — and where the real costs are quietly compounding.

PATIENT CENTRICITY

Clinical Trials Succeed When Patients Talk — And The Entire Ecosystem Listens

Patient advocate and founder of MIB Agents Ann Graham knows intimately the importance of including patient feedback into trial design. She explains value of — and offers practical advice — for doing just that.

Balancing Patient Centricity With Complexity In Cancer Trials

By bringing clinical research closer to where patients live and receive care, sponsors and CROs can expand, reduce travel burdens, and engage populations historically underrepresented in cancer studies.

When Clinical Trials Span Borders, Participants Shouldn't Cross Alone

Discover how human-centered support reduces barriers in global research. By prioritizing empathy and logistics, you can improve the participant experience and boost study outcomes.

Overcoming Challenges In Obesity Trials

Obesity trials face high dropout rates due to long durations and complex requirements. Overcome these hurdles with personalized engagement, expert lifestyle support, and proactive patient care.

Find Your Level of Support Throughout The Study Participant's Journey

Flexible participant support, from per-visit coordination to full journey management, matched to study complexity and site capacity, easing site workload while keeping travel, payments, and logistics on track.

Advance Neuromuscular Research With Partnership And Patient Focus

You can improve your neuromuscular and neurodegenerative trial's recruitment, retention, and satisfaction by aligning trial design with patient and caregiver needs using a 360° patient-centric model.

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