Recruiting participants for clinical trials can be a bigger challenge than conducting the trials themselves. A delay in recruitment extends the study's timeline, delaying the treatment's market availability. Check out the infographic below to understand how the public discovers clinical trials, motivations for participation, and the hurdles faced in enrollment.
Patient Recruitment and Enrollment Infographic
Discovering Clinical Trials
Seventy-two percent of participants are existing patients, while twenty-eight percent are new.
Top sources of clinical trial information:
58% from primary care physicians
Forty percent from online registries
30% from search engines
Nineteen percent from primary care nurses
19% from pharmaceutical companies
Motivations for Participation
Top perceived benefits:
Twenty-six percent to advance medicine
36% to improve others' lives
Fifteen percent to improve their condition
8% as the best treatment option
Five percent for monetary compensation
Factors influencing participation:
60% physical location
Sixty-three percent confidentiality
73% types of procedures
Seventy-five percent study purpose
83% potential risks and benefits
Enrollment Challenges
37% of sites under-enroll, with eleven percent failing to enroll any patients.
Doubling original timelines helps ninety percent of trials meet enrollment goals.
70% of the public haven't considered clinical trials, with 19% unwilling to participate and seven percent unsure.
Top perceived risks:
40% side effects
Thirty-three percent overall health risks
7% receiving placebo
Seven website percent stopping beneficial treatments
40% lack confidence in finding a suitable study, and seventy percent seldom consider clinical trials when discussing treatment options.
However, there's optimism for improvement: 74% are open to discussing trial participation in online peer communities, and 94% of volunteers would participate again.
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Patient Recruitment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials