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At Antidote, we receive a lot of questions about participating in a clinical trial.

Clinical trial patient recruitment can take a long time, and 80% of clinical trials today are delayed or closed due to difficulty finding patients to take part. If you have the right recruitment strategies in place for your clinical trial, then enrolling patients doesn’t have to slow your research down.

Sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic condition presented at birth, is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. SCD affects millions of people worldwide, and while the exact number of people living with SCD in the U.S. is unknown, it is estimated that it affects approximately 100,000 Americans.

Whether you’re searching for a clinical trial through ClinicalTrials.gov or using a tool like Antidote Match, it can be really challenging to understand what a clinical trial listing means. Language used in clinical trials listings is often confusing and complex. Our Clinical Informatics Manager, Richard Towne, shares some of the key terms to look out for when reading a listing or study page. Use ...

Clinical trial sites are increasingly looking to digital media for patient recruitment, but many still aren’t getting the results they’re looking for. We spoke with our Digital Marketing Manager, David Tindell, to hear his tips on running a successful clinical trial recruitment campaign that connects sponsors with eligible and interested patients.

It’s no easy task to get a new clinical trial up and running, and keeping it moving smoothly takes a carefully constructed project management plan. Planning for the best also means preparing for the worst: anticipating the challenges that come with executing a trial is critical to its success.

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare disease in which the body's immune system attacks the cells of the liver, causing chronic inflammation and potentially serious damage to liver cells.

It’s no secret that clinical trial recruitment can be challenging. From initial engagement with the right patients, to tracking recruitment at the site level, to juggling vendors, it’s no wonder patient recruitment takes an estimated 30% of the trial process.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by a group of intestinal disorders that cause inflammation of the digestive tract. The two most common kinds of IBD are ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease. Often, patients with Crohn’s and UC present similar symptoms, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding, but the two conditions are actually quite different. We look at the ...

Are you spending time and money on clinical trial advertising that’s not delivering? It can be frustrating to put resources into spreading the word about your study, only to find that the patients who make it to your sites are not right for your trial. According to a survey Antidote conducted of 4,000+ patients, 52% of patients found out about clinical trial opportunities through an ...