Recruiting clinical trial participants is hugely influential for the entirety of your drug trial. Entering the recruitment phase of any trial might seem straightforward on paper, but the reality can be very different. The recruitment process can directly impact your trial timeline, as well as the proposed budget of the trial. It influences the tools and resources required to complete the trial and, ultimately, the results of the trial. When you’re conducting research on new pharmaceutical drugs, the integrity of the data is paramount. When deciding on the details for your trial and which Phase 1 clinical trial units to use recruitment strategies that will maintain your timeline, budget, and more, are essential considerations. Here’s what those strategies can look like.
Establish a Clear Picture of Potential Participants
When recruiting participants, numerous variables need to be addressed ahead of the clinical trial and ahead of the recruitment process itself. Your ideal candidate must be clearly defined. What should the participant pool look like for your trial? This means considering variables like age, gender, ethnicity, and health status. Are there specifics categories that will be required for your study? The trial may call for an age group between 55 and 72, male and female, but there may be other variables to consider, as well. If you are recruiting for women aged 55 to 72, should they be post-menopausal? What about their osteoarthritic status? The more clearly you can define the essential factors for your potential participants, the more streamlined the recruitment process can be.
The Structure of the Clinic Trial Matters
The way a trial is structured can directly impact your recruitment process. This is a detail that can be overlooked. For example, a study with a short confinement period with a shorter follow-up period may garner a high level of participant attention. It’s straightforward, the participants get the agreed-upon stipend, and the process ends. A study with a longer period of confinement with a longer follow-up period can be more challenging to recruit for due to the more intensive commitment on the part of the participant. To overcome the challenge, the full time of the trial and the budget may need to be expanded. This expansion allows for an increase in advertising for the trial (thus reaching more potential participants) and compensation for participants.
Understand the True Cost of Stipends
From early clinical development to Phase 1 trials and beyond, participant stipends can play a important role in the success of your recruitment process. In many cases, potential participants have grown to expect stipends that match their level of involvement. Naturally, shorter or less-involved trials can be paired with a smaller stipend budget. In developing a stipend budget, you should consider several factors, including the length and involvement of participants. However, there are additional factors to keep in mind as well, such as inpatient versus outpatient visits, dosing visits versus non-dosing visits, and more involved visits or stays for participants. More time and effort required by a participant must be met with a stipend that makes sense—for both the participants and the trial sponsor.
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