Giving Voice To Study Patients Via The Participant Feedback Questionnaire

Increasing the engagement of study patients can be done in multiple ways: one way to do it is to ask them, at one or several points throughout the study, about their experience of participating in a clinical trial. Undeniably, obtaining direct patient feedback on various aspects of the study provides valuable insights into how they perceive their own study experience. This includes the quality of the support received from site staff or the helpdesk, whether their expectations were met in terms of information about the study or the protocol, and of the time commitment for completing questionnaires or traveling to the site. Asking them about the impact of the study procedures on their day-to-day life is key when it comes to reflecting on future protocols. Overall, these insights not only help improve the design of future studies but also raise our awareness of the patient voice outside of the clinical and PRO data they provide.