Strategies to Improve Study Retention and Patient Experience: Patient Resources in Clinical Trials

Clinical trial sponsors invest heavily in studies to provide evidence for future clinical development and earn regulatory approval for their novel therapies. While these investments are large, there is another cost that is often not highlighted—the cost to patients. Clinical study participants make many sacrifices to participate in trials. During the study, patients must manage complicated study protocols, travel logistics, recurrent study visits, and the financial costs related to their participation in these research studies. All of these factors contribute to low levels of patient retention across the pharmaceutical industry.