Patient Recruitment Strategies

Patient recruitment and retention are clearly complex and challenging components of the clinical trials process. In the industry's foremost resource, A Guide to Patient Recruitment and Retention, the authors provide a wealth of practical advice and quantifiable examples on every aspect of patient recruitment. This book builds on the success of the original -- A Guide to Patient Recruitment -- by introducing many innovative, multi-faceted strategies designed to recruit and retain patients in clinical trials. Book jacket.

During the last five years, clinical research and development costs have risen exponentially without a proportionate increase in the number of new medications. While patient recruitment for clinical studies is only one component in the development of a new medicine or treatment, it is one of the most significant bottlenecks in the overall drug development process. Now it is imperative that industry leaders see beyond reactive measures and recognize that advancing their approach to patient recruitment is absolutely essential to advancing medicine and continuing the stability of their corporate brand across the globe. Reinventing Patient Recruitment: Revolutionary Ideas for Clinical Trial Success is a definitive guide to planning, implementing and evaluating recruitment strategies and campaigns globally. The combined experience of the authors provides a depth of perspective and boldness of innovative leadership to set the standards for future patient recruitment programs and practices. This book is a must-have for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industry professionals concerned with enrolling for domestic and multinational clinical studies and remaining on time and on budget.

A Guide to Patient Recruitment is designed to help clinical research professionals improve the effectiveness of their patient recruitment efforts. Authored by Diana Anderson Ph.D., with contributions from 15 industry leaders, this 350-page guide offers real world, practical recruitment strategies and tactics grounded in facts and experiences. It is an invaluable resource for educating staff on patient recruitment and in managing recruitment initiatives for clinical trials. Developed in accordance with the essentials and standards of the ACCME. Exam is provided online. Topics include... Trends and issues influencing patient recruitment, retention and ethics; Benchmark data on patient volunteer demographics and recruitment costs; Effective media strategies and tactics; Budget considerations; Guidelines on establishing new recruitment and retention practices.

This dissertation, "Patient Recruitment Strategies in Clinical Trials" by 殷小曼, Shiu-man, Yolanda, Yan, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3197087 Subjects: Patients Clinical trials - China - Hong Kong Human experimentation in medicine - China - Hong Kong

Patient recruitment for clinical trials is an essential part of the R&D process. Operationally, patient recruitment involves targeting the right patients with the right messages and retaining enrolled patients with effective 'customer service'

Provides ideas for how to improve patient recruitment for clinical trials.

A step-by-step guide to developing and implementing a strategy for successful patient recruitment. It details practical approaches to preventing or solving the problems that can arise in every phase of the recruitment process. Samples of advertisements, brochures and other materials are included.

Patient recruitment for clinical trials is an essential part of the R&D process. Operationally, patient recruitment involves targeting the right patients with the right messages and retaining enrolled patients with effective "customer service".