Developing Protocols For Patient-Centricity

By Mike Lang, Chief Growth Officer at Pro-ficiency

Patient-centricity has become an increasingly important focus for clinical researchers in recent years. Creating a research experience that addresses patient-expressed needs and wants is an important part of recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of qualified patients.

And it’s not enough to add a couple of features broadly considered to be what patients want, such as use of telehealth or home visits to reduce the number of site visits required for a study. The only sure way to ensure that sponsors can ensure their clinical trials are truly patient-centric is to design that focus into the protocol from the start.