Considerations For Working With Research-Naive vs. Experienced Sites

By Jennifer Dennis-Wall, Ph.D.

When recruiting patients with hard-to-enroll indications, such as rare diseases, it is sometimes necessary to dip into creative resources for finding sites. Sometimes this means looking across the ocean, or sometimes there may be opportunities in your backyard. Some sites have a lot of experience, and those are generally sought after, but they can be busy running other trials and may not prioritize yours. It may be beneficial to include less experienced sites in order to have better chances of enrolling. But of course, there are some necessary considerations when turning to these sites.