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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More Than Just Selfless: Exploring ‘Conditional Altruism’ in Clinical Trials
Read more: More Than Just Selfless: Exploring ‘Conditional Altruism’ in Clinical TrialsIntroduces conditional altruism, the idea that patients join trials both to help others and for personal benefit, and shows how designing trials…
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Beyond the Lab Coat: Who are the People Behind Clinical Trials
Read more: Beyond the Lab Coat: Who are the People Behind Clinical TrialsA humanizing look at the doctors, nurses, and coordinators who run clinical trials, showing why patients are partners rather than subjects and…
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Why Dedicated Engagement Specialists Are Changing Clinical Research
Read more: Why Dedicated Engagement Specialists Are Changing Clinical ResearchExplains the emerging patient engagement specialist role, the qualities to hire for, and how these professionals improve recruitment, retention, protocol compliance, and…
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The Real Value of Community Engagement in Research
Read more: The Real Value of Community Engagement in ResearchArgues that genuine, sustained community engagement, not checkbox outreach, builds trust, improves trial design, and boosts recruitment and retention in clinical research.
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Practical Engagement Strategies That Boost Patient Retention in Trials
Read more: Practical Engagement Strategies That Boost Patient Retention in TrialsGives sites and sponsors practical tactics to reduce trial dropout: warm onboarding, plain-language expectations, logistical and emotional support, patient-friendly design, feedback loops,…
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Don’t Just Research Them: Research With Them
Read more: Don’t Just Research Them: Research With ThemArgues research teams should treat patients as active partners who co-design protocols, communications, and inclusion strategies, improving recruitment, retention, and trust in…
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Are We Truly Collaborating, or Just Coexisting?
Read more: Are We Truly Collaborating, or Just Coexisting?Argues that most clinical research teams merely coexist in silos rather than truly collaborate, cataloging the structural barriers and offering habits that…
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Why ‘Patient Centricity’ Doesn’t Feel Very Patient-Centred
Read more: Why ‘Patient Centricity’ Doesn’t Feel Very Patient-CentredA candid critique of the industry buzzword ‘patient centricity,’ arguing that patients see through hollow labels and that trust requires co-design, feedback…
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We’ve Got Data. Now Let’s Actually Listen
Read more: We’ve Got Data. Now Let’s Actually ListenAn opinion piece arguing recruitment has become over-reliant on metrics and algorithms, and that qualitative patient insights, co-creation, and genuine listening must…
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The Sponsor’s Blind Spot, Who Are We Really Serving?
Read more: The Sponsor’s Blind Spot, Who Are We Really Serving?Opinion piece challenging the assumption that funding a trial equals understanding it, arguing sponsors must involve patients and sites from day one…