Clinical Trials Patient Recruitment And Retention

FEATURED ARTICLES

As U.S. Trial Share Slips, A Coalition Maps A Path To Broader Patient Access

Milken Institute's Kristin Schneeman explains how a new action plan could broaden patient access in the U.S. — and what sponsors and policymakers can do now.

Testing Early Treatment In Head And Neck Cancer Without Compromising Curative Care
Can early APG-157 treatment control head and neck cancer without delaying curative care? A Phase 3 trial puts timing, safety, and outcomes to the test.
Can Psychedelic‑Assisted Treatment Redefine Emotional Care In Oncology?
Psychedelic-assisted treatment may offer faster, lasting relief for cancer patients facing adjustment disorder, depression, and anxiety.
Can A Universal Health Screening Help Stop Clinical Trial Dropouts?
Could comprehensive health scans give trial participants meaningful value — and help sponsors reduce costly dropouts?

WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES

Integrate Trial Payments With One Service Provider For Efficiency
Reduce trial complexity by integrating travel, payments, reimbursements, and financial oversight to remove patient barriers and give sponsors and sites clearer spending visibility.
Recruitment Worked. Can Participants Actually Stay In The Study?
Enrolling in a clinical trial doesn’t settle how participants will attend future visits. Upfront expenses and recurring travel needs can expose gaps in study support.
In Search Of A Cure For Low Enrollment In Oncology Clinical Trials
Delayed enrollment can cost oncology trials up to $250K per patient. Explore the barriers keeping patients out and practical ways to reach more of them faster.
What It Takes To Achieve Patient-Centric Clinical Trials
Patient centricity is shifting from separate initiatives to a connected operating model. Survey data from sponsors, CROs, and sites show where fragmentation persists and what is required.
Turning Patient Advocacy Into Meaningful Trial Engagement
See how structured PAO engagement can inform protocol design, reduce participation barriers, and strengthen recruitment and retention.
Retaining Patients For 13+ Years In DIAD Research
Discover how home-based research models can improve accessibility, reduce participant burden, and help sustain engagement over many years, supporting stronger outcomes in longitudinal clinical studies.

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SERVICES & PRODUCTS

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Greenphire Patient Payments- Removing Financial And Administrative Barriers

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Patient Liaison And Navigator Services For Clinical Trials

People-focused, detail-driven (and award-winning!) support for participants, sites, and sponsors.

Scout’s patient concierge team manages payments, travel, and scheduling with precision and empathy—helping sites save time, build trust, and reduce dropouts.

Submit And Track Participant Requests

Everything you need to manage patient payments, travel, and logistics is right at your fingertips. The Scout Portal serves as a secure, user-friendly patient portal for clinical trials, allowing participants and site staff to submit and track requests anytime, anywhere—from desktop to mobile and every screen in between.

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Scout is available through multiple single sign-on (SSO) integrations, giving you seamless access from the systems you already use.

Patient Travel Services That Go The Distance

Getting to and from a clinical trial site shouldn’t be a hurdle.

Whether it’s arranging ground, air, or rail transportation, assisting with visas or accessibility, or securing short- or long-term housing—Scout’s patient travel services make participation easier from start to finish.

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NEWS

PAREXEL Launches Perceptive MyTrials® Data-Driven Monitoring To Increase Patient Safety And Reduce Clinical Trial Costs
PAREXEL International (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, today announced the launch of its Perceptive MyTrials^® Data-Driven Monitoring solution. Developed by PAREXEL Informatics, it is a key component of the Perceptive MyTrials eClinical platform, an integrated suite of applications for managing clinical trials.

On-site monitoring is a critical aspect of trial management, with the primary function of identifying and mitigating patient safety or data quality risks at investigative sites. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory bodies have issued guidance to assist sponsors in developing risk-based monitoring strategies that enhance patient protection and improve trial data quality through more effective study oversight. They have encouraged greater use of centralized monitoring methods to evaluate clinical trial conduct and progress.
inVentiv Health Acquires Equity Stake In Mytrus
inVentiv Health, Inc., offering best-in-class clinical, commercial, and consulting services to the healthcare industry, recently announced that it has taken an equity stake in Mytrus, Inc., a pioneer in “virtual clinical trials” and technologies such as electronic informed consent to improve trial efficiency.
Siren Interactive Expands Services With Online Clinical Trial Recruitment Acceleration Siren Interactive, a digital agency focused on rare disorders, has expanded its service offerings to include online clinical trial recruitment acceleration to help biopharmaceutical companies studying new medicines for rare diseases.
NW Bio Reaches 25 Clinical Trial Sites Open And Recruiting By The End Of Q4, 2011 Northwest Biotherapeutics (OTC.BB: NWBO) (NW Bio) today announced that it successfully met its projection that it would have 25 trial sites open and recruiting by the end of Q4, 2011, in its ongoing clinical trial of DCVax®; immune therapy for Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most lethal form of brain cancer.
Social Media Valuable Tool For Recruiting Study Participants Mayo Clinic has identified a new benefit of social media and online networking: a novel way to study rare diseases. Through patient-run websites dedicated to heart conditions and women's heart health, a team of cardiologists led by Sharonne Hayes, M.D., is reaching out to survivors of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, also known as SCAD, a poorly understood heart condition that affects just a few thousand Americans every year.
Aeterna Zentaris Announces Completion Of Patient Recruitment For Phase 3 Trial With Perifosine In Refractory Advanced Colorectal Cancer Aeterna Zentaris Inc (the "Company") recently announced the completion of patient recruitment for the ongoing Phase 3 trial with perifosine in refractory advanced colorectal cancer.
New Survey From Blue Chip Patient Recruitment Reveals Best Practices For Using Social Media In Clinical Trials Blue Chip Patient Recruitment, a division of global, full-service marketing agency Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide, has authored a white paper advising patient recruitment specialists on how to effectively implement social media into their recruitment strategies.

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