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When a group of researchers set out to study effective ways to screen HMO members for substance abuse problems and to refer them for treatment, they expected that sensitive topic would require strict confidentiality measures.
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Patients hospitalized with depression may need extra help understanding the informed consent process for research, due to cognitive impairments that affect their ability to understand information being given to them about a study.
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A research institution's quality improvement program can greatly improve its processes and quality by following a few principles: standardize activities and collect and track accurate, comprehensive data.
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Research sites often focus on finding any studies that might fit their patient populations and let sponsors or clinical research organizations (CROs) take the lead in negotiations.
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Clinical trial site investigators and others involved in contract negotiations can improve their negotiation techniques by following six simple steps, an expert says.
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It's a more competitive, tougher clinical research (CR) world out there when it comes to sites keeping track of metrics and creating study budgets.
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Clinical trial sites can improve their budgeting process by developing a good study feasibility process. Sites might use a feasibility tool to help prevent the site from underestimating a clinical trial site's costs for any particular protocol.
