FDA Prioritizes Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials

Patient-reported outcomes can help optimize clinical trial design and improve study results.
Drastic Attrition in Digital Clinical Trials Points to New Issues with Patient Engagement
Digital clinical trials are dramatically boosting patient enrollment – now it’s time for sponsors and CROs to focus on retention.
How eConsent Is Changing Clinical Trials
With increased convenience and a more streamlined flow of information, eConsent offers benefits for patients and clinical trial investigator sites alike.
Is Giving Patients the “Right to Try” the Right Move?
While the Right-to-Try Act may appear to have a patient-centric focus, it will likely increase risk for seriously ill patients and weaken the FDA’s power to protect patients taking experimental medication.
Want More Clinical Trial Patients? Bring the Trial to Them.
Clinical trials that reach out to patients in their own homes and local doctors’ offices are expected to see a boost in enrollment.
Have Clinical Trials Achieved Patient Engagement?
A recent study shows that, while there is still progress to be made, clinical trials are implementing new tools to boost patient engagement.
Clinical Trials Are Partnering With Uber and Lyft to Improve Patient Engagement
In order to improve patient enrollment, clinical trials are teaming up with ride sharing services to alleviate transportation-related issues.
Shifting Clinical Trial Recruitment Best Practices in 2017
Advanced data analytics, improved demographic targeting, and patient engagement initiatives should be top-of-mind for sponsors looking to improve clinical trial efficiency in the coming year.
Are You Keeping Your Clinical Trial Candidates in the Dark?
Clinical trials are still struggling to recruit and retain participants, which results not only in staggering costs for trial sponsors, but also prevents patients from gaining access to new treatments and medications – and the solution could be as simple as candidate education.