Recruitment And Diversity

  1. Understanding Lupus Trial Participation And The Importance Of Patient Support 2/27/2025

    Lupus Therapeutics Director of Patient Engagement Caroline Donovan explores the challenges of patient enrollment and heralds the role of patient support in running successful trials for lupus patients.

  2. Out Of The (Black) Box Thinking For Patient Recruitment 2/20/2025

    In the fourth article in his series “Inspired Patient Recruitment — Taking Inspiration from Business Advice Bestsellers," Ross Jackson applies the concept of meticulous analysis from "Black Box Thinking" to clinical trial patient recruitment.

  3. Want More Candidates For Rare Disease Trials? Turn To Genetic Testing 2/18/2025

    Discover the value genetic testing can provide to rare disease patient recruitment efforts with insights from primary immunodeficiencies and immune dysregulation expert Jolan Eszter Walter, MD, Ph.D.

  4. Annual SCOPE Summit Serves Up A Similar But Satisfying Menu 2/7/2025

    Executive editor Abby Proch sums up her second SCOPE Summit experience.

  5. How "Atomic Habits" Can Help Optimize Patient Recruitment 1/31/2025

    With the third article in his series “Inspired Patient Recruitment — Taking Inspiration from Business Advice Bestsellers," Ross Jackson applies theories from "Atomic Habits" by James Clear to clinical trial patient recruitment.

  6. FDA Issues Draft Guidance: Study Of Sex Differences In The Clinical Evaluation Of Medical Products 1/29/2025

    The U.S. FDA's recent draft guidance on the Study of Sex Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Medical Products deduces that individuals whose sex is assigned as “female” at birth are underrepresented in clinical trials. The public comment period ends April 7 (in theory), though it should be noted that the guidance was removed from the FDA website shortly after the new administration took office.

  7. What Does It Mean To Be "Underserved"? 1/8/2025

    Learn what makes someone "underserved," understand the importance of that person's participation in research, learn about the barriers to them doing so, and discover ways to improve their inclusion.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.