A little help goes a long way. Study sites try hard to enroll and retain study subjects. However sometimes sites are so busy working on everything they have to do on their end that they may not always be attuned to some factors that can make a big difference to people on the other end [...]
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What type of site are you? There are many types of study sites and business models they work under. Do you know what they all are, what their differentiating features are, and under what circumstances each type might (or might not) be advantageous to you when selecting sites? Are you an ISN? One type of [...]
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By: Sherry Reuter A frank discussion about studies An interesting discussion has taken place over the last month on LinkedIn in the The Association of Clinical Research Professionals group (view discussion here). I thought it would be of interest to many study sites (as well as sponsors and CROs) so have posted some of the 65 [...]
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Second time around.. This was the second year goBalto attended Partnerships in Clinical Trials. The event was held in sunny Orlando, Florida, and decided to walk the floor rather than have a booth. In 2012 it attracted a large group of clinical professionals and executives and as usual there were many great speakers with topics [...]
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Status quo and how things are changing Performing 100% Source Document Verification (SDV) has been the gold standard for years in clinical research. CRAs spent much of their careers checking every datapoint on CRFs against Source Data. But change is here. The amount of SDV checked has decreased from 85% in Q2 2007 to just [...]
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By guest blogger: Michelle LaPage, Research Across America What is a Site Community Outreach Plan? Outreach plan is “outside the box” and is a creative, custom-tailored plan to help increase enrollment for studies, increase the general database, and maximize exposure in the community. This is done by attending events and through the use of research [...]
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By: Sherry Reuter A January. 5, 2012 report from CenterWatch cautions that over the last 5 years, the number of study sites has decreased, with the loss of veteran PIs most sharply in decline. Specifically: The proportion of most active PIs (those who conduct at least 2 clinical trials / year) has decreased from 29% [...]
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goBalto takes London Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at one of Informa’s latest conferences in London, England: Site Feasibility and Study Start Up. For me, the first milestone was when I boarded my first flight to Heathrow. Even with 80+ mph winds at our rear and a 3 hour shorter flight than [...]
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I was talking to a colleague who manages a study site about situations in which sites and sponsors might seem to be far apart and how that affects the clinical research enterprise. Most importantly, what, if anything, can be done in those cases? The situation presents itself… A common example this site manager cited is [...]
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The burden of running a trial today. Study sites are key to the success of clinical research. After all, they are the link to the study subject, conduct the protocol and provide the data from the trial. Like marathon runners constantly in motion, they are incredibly busy with the numerous tasks involved in conducting trials [...]
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