Patient Recruitment/Retention Featured Articles

  1. Feels Like Home: Designing Sites For Patient Comfort 12/18/2024

    Cold, stark, and purely functional, healthcare settings have long lacked the comfort and familiarity of home — until now. Uncommon Cures has used the science of hope to inspire its cozy, comfortable new trial site.

  2. Sick, Well, Or Somewhere In Between: Understanding The Patient Decision To Enroll In A Clinical Trial 12/18/2024

    Participating in clinical research involves profoundly personal and practical psychosocial considerations. Clinical Behavioral Healthcare Specialist Emily Epstein explains.

  3. BeiGene Details Its Approach To Expanding Oncology Trials Into Brazil 12/17/2024

    In this second article, BeiGene's Lígia Campos details its journey to setting roots in Brazil, sharing its beginnings there and highlighting its approach to study start-up and patient recruitment and enrollment.

  4. BeiGene Explains The Landscape Of Oncology Trials In Brazil 12/16/2024

    In part one of this two-part series, BeiGene's Brazil and LATAM clinical operations head Lígia Campos details Brazil's cancer treatment landscape and the benefits of expanding oncology trials there.

  5. I AM INCLUDED: 8 Best Practices For Sites To Drive More Inclusive Clinical Trials 12/13/2024

    Discover the I AM INCLUDED framework, along with the actionable practices it provides to help all types of clinical trial sites extend the reach of their research.

  6. Diversifying Diabetes Trials with DAPs, Omics, And Community Engagement 12/10/2024

    General practitioner and medical director Dr. Luke Twelves emphasizes the importance of more inclusive clinical trials, discussing the role of -omics and the potential impact of FDA-mandated diversity action plans (DAPs).

  7. Let's Fix The Tax Burden On Clinical Trial Participants 12/10/2024

    We all know that patient retention is lowered once a participant realizes the tax implications of being in a clinical trial. But taxes should be the last thing they have to worry about, so why can’t we get some changes made? 

  8. What's Trending In Medical Devices And Diagnostics For 2025? 12/4/2024

    Four program directors from the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) share their predictions on the trends that will drive innovation and reshape clinical research in 2025.

  9. Here's A Template — And Tips — For Assessing And Improving Patient Centricity 11/25/2024

    The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation shares its guide to reviewing current patient engagement activities and plans for a more patient-centric future.

  10. Patient Weighs Altruism, Self-Preservation, And Historical Mistrust In Decision To Enroll In Trial 11/22/2024

    In part three of this series on underserved patient enrollment, patient advocate Bill Allen shares why he enrolled in a clinical trial for both himself and the Black community.