Why HCP Outreach is so Important For Recruiting Patients in Rare Disease

When it comes to recruiting patients for clinical trials in rare diseases, HCP outreach and support is essential. Most trials in the rare disease space struggle with patient recruitment unless they have a well thought out strategy on how to include HCPs in the recruitment process.
Higher frequency of HCP visits in the US correlates to greater likelihood of clinical trial participation.
In our most recent international survey of patients in Canada, South Africa and the US measuring the impact of healthcare usage, we found the country with the lowest healthcare usage overall and lowest trust in the healthcare system (South Africa) interestingly had the highest likelihood of clinical trial participation. However, when we took a closer […]
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