PATIENT R ETE NTION

STR ATE GIES IN ON CO LOGY

TRIAL S
METHODS ADOPTED FOR PATIENT
RECRUITMENT
 Direct referrals from oncologists
 In-person recruitment in oncology clinics
 Referrals from other physician
 “Honest Brokers”
 Data mining
 Referrals from nurses and medical
assistants
METHODS ADOPTED FOR PATIENT
RECRUITMENT
 Advertisement and Media
 Potential patient’s contacts

 Investigator’s personal approach

 Special events

 Call centers
Direct referrals from oncologists
 Hard copies with summary of diseases and its
impact – sent by courier or post.
 Helpful in identifying patients having less
approach for newer technologies
 Oncologist provide them with more
information.
 Easier to follow the informed consent process.
 In-person recruitment in oncology clinics

 Identify patients from within the own patient

database
 An existing relationship with the patient and
the clinic plays a major role.
Referrals from other physician
 Investigator can ask their colleagues for
assistance.
 The Physician reviews the study entry criteria
and identify the patients.
 The Physician must get an authorization from
the patient.
“Honest Brokers”
 An Honest Broker may be an agent or a
middle man connecting and reconnecting the
physician’s own patients with the Investigator.
Data mining
 Involves the analysis of claims and or
clinical data using algorithms.
Referrals from nurses and medical assistants
Advertisement and Media
 New papers
 Public transportation

 Radio and Televisions

 Internet

 SMS

 Seminars, Presentations and Health Camps

 Posters and sign-boards

Potential patient’s contacts
 Respondents initiate the contacts
 Investigator conduct a screening interview
before obtaining the authorization.
Investigator’s personal approach
A Recruitment center may pass a pre screened
list of candidates on to the Investigator to
initiate contact.
Special events
 Information through speeches with
professional or community organizations,
patient associations, advocacy group.
 Health fairs

 Medical screening

 Distribution of educational materials

Call centers
 Data collected from specialized call centers may
be carefully reviewed that can identify and
enable to implement the needs and corrections
to recruitment programs.
 HOW VOLUNTEERS LEARNED ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS

Media

Physician/Referral

Research centre
Advertisements

Internet

Friend

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Sources:CenterWatch :Survey of 1565 Study Volunteers

References and website
 http://www.roche.com/med-cor-2007-02-23c
 http://www.patientrecruitment.com/company.php?page=medicigroup_about
 http://www.cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confcode=PC07068
 http://www.drugresearcher.com/news/ng.asp?n=73441-quintiles-onmark-patient-
recruitment-clinical-trials
 http://www.medelis.com/our_approach.html
 http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/55/6/463.pdf
 http://www.clinicaltrialstoday.com/centerwatch_clinical_tria/patient_recruitmentretenti
on/index.html
 http://www.meditrial.org/online_enrolment.pdf
 http://www.ibpassociation.org/IBPA_articles/dec2005issue/Choice_of_Con_Group_Bo
wman.doc
 http://nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/354/17/1775
 http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/167/11/1575
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