Purchasing Resources for Patient Recruitment For Clinical Drug Trials

Training in Patient Recruitment for Clinical Drug Trials

Learn new strategies for patient recruitment for clinical drug trials
By Mary Spencer-Huber Clinical trials patient recruitment is a complex process that requires adherence to protocol and knowledge of recruitment strategies. Consequently, researchers shouldn't blindly jump into patient recruitment for clinical drug trials. Education and training opportunities abound, providing novice researchers and companies with adequate training opportunities.

Your company can opt for on-site or the convenience and cost effectiveness of web based training opportunities. In addition to trainings, you can educate staff by hiring consultants to assist with initial projects. Here are a few things to keep in mind before commencing with patient recruiting.

1. Patient recruitment for clinical trials begins by reviewing past enrollment performance metrics for similar studies.

2. Once the subject target group has been established, it's imperative to complete subject source mapping, which delineates sources of subjects.

3. Effective patient recruitment advertising is the next key component of patient recruitment process.

4. Unique strategies are necessary for clinical study recruitment of underrepresented populations.

Contact a consultant to guide you through your first clinical trial patient recruitment

A consultant, specializing in clinical trial recruiting, can guide you through the patient recruiting process. Consultants are familiar with protocol as well as patient recruitment advertising.
Try:  Consider contacting Hashimoto Consulting Services. This company offers patient recruitment strategies, vendor selection, tactical support and training support. P & E Associates specializes in recruiting underrepresented subjects including African American and minority patients.

Participate in face-to-face clinical trial recruitment training

Various companies, including patient recruitment agencies, provide training seminars that cover various aspects of clinical trials patient recruitment. Trainings may be done at your company or at another location.
Try:  The Center for Professional Innovation and Training offers a two-day training course to help your company maximize global patient recruitment and retention. D. Anderson and Company offers an on-site 60 minute training session that covers patient motivation, decision making factors, enrollment challenges and good customer service.

Look for online patient recruitment clinical trials training

If you want more flexibility in training options, consider taking an online course. Fortunately, there are many options for online clinical study recruitment training.
Try:  The National Institutes of Health provides an excellent overview of clinical research, which covers ethical issues regarding human subjects research. ClinfoSource also offers an online training program that instructs researchers in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. Barnett Educational Services also offers an excellent web seminar course called Subject Recruitment for Clinical Research Sites. The course covers participant recruitment practices, subject retention, management of susceptible populations and much more.

• Network with other researchers or companies engaged in recruiting for clinical trials. They may be able to provide you with strategies that have been successful.

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