Newsletter | November 24, 2025

11.24.25 -- The Hidden Power Of Specialized Community Research Sites

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PATIENT RECRUITMENT

Diversity In Clinical Trials: Is DEI Dead?

Despite political headwinds and policy rollbacks, the need for diversity in clinical trials is as urgent as ever. This panel discussed the current landscape, the real impact of recent setbacks, and why equitable patient recruitment must remain a priority.

Fixing The Friction In Trial Enrollment: From Persuasion To Activation

Drawing on evidence from real-world trials, this session offers a practical roadmap for transforming a patient’s “no” into an informed and empowered “yes.” It’s about designing smarter.

Understanding Digital Patient Recruitment

Explore the transformative shift towards digital patient recruitment in clinical trials and the persistent challenges of traditional methods that often lead to significant enrollment failures.

Expand Clinical Trial Recruitment With Advanced Analytics And AI

Using advanced analytics and AI can help clinical trial leaders identify and enroll a broader, more diverse patient population, accelerating research.

Beyond The Database: Reaching Real Patients In Real Communities

There’s fatigue around “database-only” recruitment tactics. This presentation spotlights how patient-centric, local engagement are outperforming traditional pipelines.

CLINICAL SITES

The Hidden Power Of Specialized Community Research Sites In Accelerating Clinical Trials

Tyler Research Institute founder G. Aaron DuVall explores how community sites can offer access to diverse patient populations and build processes tailored for chronic disease care to accelerate timelines and improve outcomes. 

Developing Community-Based And Trial-Naïve Sites: The Real ROI

Trial-naïve sites, when supported with infrastructure, training, and network integration, represent a critical yet underused opportunity to expand patient access and accelerate recruitment.

Evidence Of An Industry's Readiness To Collaborate

The effort to build a single home for sites to access their trial systems has demonstrated that the industry is ready to forego competitive discourse to deliver benefits to sites and patients.

PATIENT CENTRICITY

How Redefining The Diagnostic Odyssey Can Lead To Better Patient Outcomes

Patient advocate Wendy Cogan calls for improved diagnostic pathways as a means to better clinical trial recruitment and design while telling the journey of her late husband's journey to a corticobasal degeneration(CBD)-frontal behavioral-spatial syndrome (FBS) diagnosis.

Why Patient Optionality Is The Key To Advancing Clinical Research

Delve into the significance of evolving clinical trial models, their potential to remove barriers to participation, and strategies for sponsors to implement hybrid and decentralized designs.

Safeguarding Personal Data: Protecting PII

Learn about a secure, patient-centric platform that enables individuals to participate in clinical trials and registries while maintaining lifelong access to their data.

Listen To Your Trial Participants — Your Research Depends On It

Research advances through participant insights. A patient-centered platform streamlines operations, enabling real-time feedback and communication to improve engagement and study outcomes.

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