BOX 2-1a Elements for Successful Clinical Trials

  • Well-defined clinical trial goals and target patient population
  • Realistic patient accrual strategy
  • Community outreach and education, building trust
  • Community/patients advisory boards
  • Well-informed community physicians and other health care professionals
  • Effective patient retention strategy
  • Protocol implementation support team
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Material presented by Juan Lertora, Director, Clinical Pharmacology, NIH Clinical Center.

From: 2, Framing the Problem

Cover of Public Engagement and Clinical Trials
Public Engagement and Clinical Trials: New Models and Disruptive Technologies: Workshop Summary.
Institute of Medicine (US).
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2012.
Copyright © 2012, National Academy of Sciences.

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