The healthcare industry requires constant research and often needs help with participation, also known as recruitment, in clinical trials.
There are many benefits to participating in clinical trials, including helping to prevent disease. Participants may also get paid for some clinical trials.
Voluntary participants are needed to help continue research into drugs and medicine.
Even though COVID-19 increased attention to clinical trials, knowledge of clinical trials among the general public remains poor. Most people don’t know how to participate in clinical trials or how to find information about them.
Most drug development organisations do not engage with patients or patient representative groups during the design and development of clinical trials. Here you can find the benefit and opportunities to incorporate patient’s voice in the design and development of clinical trials.
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Most people aren’t aware that they can use clinical trials as a treatment option or for financial compensation, or don’t know how to get involved. Medical doctors often don’t know of all the clinical trial options available and the best way to refer patients. A new generation of online platforms is now accessible to everyone offering comprehensive clinical trial information, trial matching and access tools.
Although the specific regional requirements for a clinical trial sponsor can vary, generally, a sponsor is responsible for guaranteeing high-quality management of the trial, the sound rationale to justify the trial, the safety of the study subjects, appropriate data handing and system validation, compliance with regulations, and the contract research organisations’ duties for each of their clinical trials.
There are 13 principles of Good Clinical Practice that provides public assurance that the rights, safety and well-being of research subjects are protected and respected, in line with the principles enunciated in the Declaration of Helsinki and other internationally recognized ethical guidelines. It also ensures the integrity of research data.