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With 80% of clinical trials failing to meet enrollment timelines and up to 50% of sites enrolling one or no patients at all, there are many opportunities to “rescue” studies. When timelines are at risk, data quality is suspect, and management practices are questionable, a new vendor can be brought in to rescue a study and get it back on track.

Antidote’s new podcast, Talk of the Towne, focuses on the ultimate sweet spot: that special place where science and patients converge. Our host, Rich Towne, was trained in pharmacy and currently works in Clinical Informatics at Antidote. In each episode, Rich welcomes a new guest from an organization with which Antidote is working, and takes an in-depth look at particular therapeutic areas, ...

Patient-centricity is at the heart of the clinical research community. It’s a guiding principle for study design and recruitment efforts that puts the focus on the people at the core of research: volunteers and their loved ones. At Antidote, we think of patient-centricity as letting the patient voice drive how we think about the recruitment component of the clinical trial process. We look at ...

Patient recruitment is the most expensive and difficult part of a clinical trial, with recruitment costs representing 40% of the total budget.

Are you facing clinical trial patient recruitment challenges? Technology can help. There are many digital solutions that improve the recruitment process, from finding patients to prescreening and enrolling them into trials. Consider these helpful ways technology can improve the patient experience and accelerate enrollment into your trial, and take a look at our list of clinical trial patient ...

Antidote’s new podcast, Talk of the Towne, focuses on the ultimate sweet spot: that special place where science and patients converge. Our host, Rich Towne, was trained in pharmacy and currently works in Clinical Informatics at Antidote. In each episode, Rich welcomes a new guest from an organization with which Antidote is working, and takes an in-depth look at particular therapeutic areas, ...

Sometimes pharma professionals and researchers tell us that they didn't get the results they wanted from using social media for clinical trial recruitment. Patients responded to ads, they say, but didn't end up taking the next step. We've also heard that their social media referrals weren't ultimately eligible for the trial or that they lived too far from research sites. Then there's the concern ...

A clinical trial rescue is one that, for any number of reasons, is not meeting expectations and requires a “reboot.” The trial may need to be accelerated or may need process failures corrected.

More than 80% of clinical trials don't reach their recruitment deadlines. Accelerating patient recruitment can allow your trial to beat deadlines and bring your treatment to market faster. Speeding up timelines is easier said than done, though. Working with a clinical trial patient recruitment company that takes care of some of the most challenging parts of recruitment, including prescreening ...

With Facebook making headlines around data security and privacy concerns, you may be considering advertising alternatives for your clinical trial patient recruitment. While Facebook is still one of the most powerful advertising platforms out there, it's smart to consider diversifying your ad placements. Even if Facebook continues to reign supreme, you may find that certain channels are more ...