Site Management/Investigator Payments Featured Articles

  1. Dedicated Trialist, Nurse Navigators Help Advance Cancer Therapy Into Accelerated Approval 9/11/2024

    Thoracic medical oncologist Sally Lau, MD Lau discusses her role as a principal investigator, from the benefits of the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway to best practices for retaining a challenging patient population.

  2. A 5-Step Approach To Strengthen Clinical Trial Partnerships In Low- And Middle-Income Countries 8/30/2024

    To find suppliers and partners for our clinical trial programs, we need to go beyond just selecting the best offer and then managing them. For virtual organizations in particular, we must strive to be the partner of choice. 

  3. Taming The Competitive Enrollment Stampede 8/24/2024

    Free-for-all competitive enrollment may achieve quick enrollment but might harm site efficiency and satisfaction. Site Council Executive Director Norman M. Goldfarb offers managed competitive enrollment as an alternative.

  4. Clinical Trial QA Strategies In Low- And Middle-Income Countries 8/9/2024

    This author shares key learnings and insights around quality assurance coming out of Gates MRI's vaccine clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries.

  5. True Informed Consent Requires Understanding And Trust From Patients 8/6/2024

    Kelly Collaborative Medicine Founder and Medical Director Kathryn Kelly, MD contents that building trust and providing an understanding of clinical research with patients is crucial before approaching them with an opportunity to participate in a clinical trial.

  6. Want More Diverse Enrollment? Slow Down And Listen To Patients 8/2/2024

    Getting more diverse patients enrolled in clinical trials isn't an easy task, but Teri Crumb, MSN, RN, CCRC says it could be as simple as taking the time to understand and then meet patients' needs.

  7. Government Contract Advances Walgreens In Clinical Space 8/1/2024

    Walgreen’s new $25 million deal with BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) is a huge win for the pharmacy chain. John Campbell, head of DCTs at Walgreens, explains the ins and outs of the study and what could be next for the company regarding its clinical trials division.

  8. 5 Drivers Of Patient Financial Toxicity — And 10 Tips To Address Them 7/30/2024

    Clinical research administrator Tina Bowdish points to five causes of financial toxicity for patients participating in clinical trials and offers 10 ways to address them.

  9. Why Moving More Cancer Trials Into The Community Benefits Patients And Sponsors 7/29/2024

    Amita Patnaik, MS, FRCPC recounts the growth and necessity of START’s locations and site network amid the perpetual need to bring clinical research, especially for cancer, closer to patients.

  10. Simplify Clinical Trial Technology With An Emerging Aggregation Platform 7/24/2024

    Sites are frequently overwhelmed with the sheer number of technologies they must work with to conduct a clinical trial, and this aggregation platform can streamline trial management.