Clinical Trials
How clinical trials actually work — how they are designed, how people are recruited and kept informed, and what good practice looks like. Written for anyone who wants to understand the machinery, whether you are considering a trial or running one.
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The 3 E’s Part 2: Education That Fuels Participation
Read more: The 3 E’s Part 2: Education That Fuels ParticipationPart 2 of a series arguing that clear, well-timed, plain-language patient education builds trust and fuels enrollment and retention, with practical tips…
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The 3 E’s Part 1: Engagement That Builds Trust
Read more: The 3 E’s Part 1: Engagement That Builds TrustPart one of a three-part series on how continuous engagement, human communication, and a sense of belonging build patient trust across the…
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The Myth of the Perfect Patient
Read more: The Myth of the Perfect PatientArgues that trials designed around an imaginary ideal patient block recruitment and skew data, calling for inclusive eligibility, community partnerships, flexible designs,…
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The First 72 Hours After Consent
Read more: The First 72 Hours After ConsentArgues that the 72 hours after consent decide whether patients stay or quietly drop out, and gives sites practical steps like check-ins,…
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Speaking to Patient Identity, Not Just Demographics
Read more: Speaking to Patient Identity, Not Just DemographicsUrges recruitment teams to look beyond age and diagnosis to patient identities such as caregiver, fighter, or skeptic, tailoring outreach and engagement…
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How You and trialport Contribute to the Future of Medicine
Read more: How You and trialport Contribute to the Future of MedicineA motivational piece telling patients their trial participation shapes future medicine, and describing how trialport’s preparation, plain-language support, and focus on diversity…
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From Lab to Treatment with Biotech Discoveries
Read more: From Lab to Treatment with Biotech DiscoveriesWalks patients through how biotech discoveries travel from lab research through clinical trials to approved treatments, emphasizing that participant volunteers, especially in…
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When the System Splinters, Progress Stalls
Read more: When the System Splinters, Progress StallsCritiques the blame culture between sponsors, sites, and regulators that stalls clinical research, arguing for shared ownership of outcomes, co-designed protocols, and…
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We’re All Paying for a Broken System
Read more: We’re All Paying for a Broken SystemExposes the financial and human cost of outdated trial operations, citing that 80% of trials miss recruitment timelines, and pushes for EHR-integrated…
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Your Contribution to Tomorrow’s Cures: The Altruistic Side of Clinical Trial Participation
Read more: Your Contribution to Tomorrow’s Cures: The Altruistic Side of Clinical Trial ParticipationCelebrates the altruistic side of trial participation, showing how volunteers’ contributions ripple into future treatments, health equity, and a lasting medical legacy.