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Enrollment Planning
One of the greatest challenges of a clinical trial is recruiting and retaining subjects that meet the enrollment criteria for participation in the study protocol. Delays in patient enrollment could quickly escalate the costs of the study, delaying its successful conclusion and narrowing the window of opportunity for introducing the new technology into the clinical environment. Patients lost to follow-up present an even higher risk to the successful conclusion of the study, as such patients may be considered (under certain assumptions) as study failures, potentially leading to the failure of the entire study, at great costs to the sponsor.
Boston MedTech CRO helps clinical trial sponsors devise comprehensive subject recruitment strategies and proactive retention plans. From the initial phase of qualifying a clinical site based on its access to potential patients through continuous assessment of the enrollment rate compared to the study plan, Boston MedTech CRO implements early intervention steps geared to identify and address obstacles adversely affecting enrollment in order to prevent time and cost overruns.