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Despite decades of research, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. It’s clear that tackling cardiovascular disease requires a new approach. That’s why today, researchers and heart health advocates are taking on heart disease, stroke, and other conditions from a variety of angles, from exploring precision medicine to driving clinical ...

If you're considering joining a clinical trial, chances are you're also familiar with the common reasons patients choose not to participate.

At Antidote, our goal is to empower patients to connect with research and seek out the best treatments while learning more about their condition. Backpack Health, our newest partner, shares our mission and gives patients a way to lighten the load of living with a chronic disease in a simple, tangible way while connecting patients with research opportunities.

Once a year, we head to Orlando to collaborate with and learn from some of the best and brightest minds in clinical trial operations. That’s right: we’re attending the SCOPE Summit next week.

Hemophilia is a rare genetic bleeding disorder, affecting around 20,000 people in the U.S. Most cases of hemophilia are inherited, but for about 30% of patients, it's caused by a spontaneous mutation in a gene associated with blood clotting.

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The majority of clinical trials don't reach their clinical trial patient recruitment targets on time. Meeting a deadline can feel like a lost cause, and beating one can seem impossible. Accelerating recruitment timelines can sound unrealistic, but it's possible – and worth striving for. Even saving just a few months can put your trial on track to improve costs, reduce the burden on research ...

A significant amount of effort goes into recruiting a patient for a clinical trial, including creating IRB-approved materials, reaching the patient population, and setting up a variety of ads to find what performs best. But once a patient expresses interest in a trial and is screened online, it can be difficult to see what steps the patient takes next – unless your patient recruitment company ...

For years, clinical trial patient recruitment has looked the same: identify eligibility criteria for a single trial, conduct traditional media outreach, screen patients for that trial, and hope for the best. Increasingly, however, sponsors have been turning to technology, getting more specific in their outreach and therefore becoming more successful in their recruiting not just for one trial, but ...