Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – March 1, 2008
March 1, 2008
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Study shows that most research participants want their results
As research ethicists and others debate the merits of giving clinical trial participants the personal and aggregate results of studies, recent research suggests that participants want this information. -
Best Practices Spotlight: Southeast Regional Research Group treats clinical trials like a business
Southeast Regional Research Group of Columbus, GA, starts serious discussions about where clinical trial participants can be found even before the new trial begins. -
Improve your site's subject retention, follow these specific strategies
It's a maxim in business marketing that it costs four to six times as much to find new customers as it does to keep existing ones. -
Create a formal initiation process and SOPs for IND clinical trials
When a research institution is its own sponsor of investigational new drugs (INDs), there often aren't solid standard operating procedures (SOPs) for investigators. -
Expert offers specific strategies for improving recruitment in rural areas
Recruiting clinical trial participants is rarely easy, but finding subjects in rural areas where transportation and trust are big obstacles can be particularly challenging. -
Create a prospective fiscal approval process for research trials
One major academic research institution has developed a process for prospectively checking protocols for fiscal responsibility and compliance.