Patient Recruitment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials
Attracting participants for clinical trials can be a bigger challenge than conducting the trials themselves. A delay in recruitment prolongs the study's timeline, pushing back the treatment's market availability. Take a look at the infographic below to grasp how the public discovers clinical trials, motivations for participation, and the hurdles faced in enrollment.Patient Recruitment and Enrollment Infographic
Discovering Clinical Trials
72% of participants are existing patients, while 28% are new.
Top sources of clinical trial information:
Fifty-eight percent from primary care physicians
Forty percent from online registries
30% from search engines
Nineteen percent from primary care nurses
Nineteen percent from pharmaceutical companies
Motivations for Participation
Top perceived benefits:
26% to advance medicine
36% to improve others' lives
15% to improve their condition
8% as the best treatment option
5% for monetary compensation
Factors influencing participation:
Sixty percent physical location
Sixty-three percent confidentiality
73% types of procedures
Seventy-five percent study purpose
83% potential risks and benefits
Enrollment Challenges
37% of sites under-enroll, with 11% failing to enroll any patients.
Doubling original timelines helps ninety percent of trials meet enrollment goals.
70% of the public haven't considered clinical trials, with nineteen percent unwilling to participate and 7% unsure.
Top perceived risks:
Forty percent side effects
33% overall health risks
Seven percent receiving placebo
7% website stopping beneficial treatments
40% lack confidence in finding a suitable study, and seventy percent seldom consider clinical trials when discussing treatment options.
However, there's optimism for improvement: 74% are open to discussing trial participation in online peer communities, and 94% of volunteers would participate again.
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Patient Recruitment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials