Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Sites and sponsors find common ground to accelerate study start-up
Whether you're on the sponsor side or the clinical site side, you're probably acutely aware of two trends in clinical research: Contract negotiation and study start-up are big stumbling blocks in the advancement of research.Identifying the money pits in conducting clinical trials
As part of the discussion of how budgets can influence subject enrollment and retention, Jeffrey Adelglass, MD, CEO, Research Across America, Dallas, TX, ran through his Top 10 list of budget busters David Letterman style.Pediatric enrollment challenges: 92% of parents never asked
Both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the FDA have taken action in the past decade to increase pediatric participation in clinical trials. In fact, if a trial is supported by NIH and addresses a disease seen in both adults and children, researchers must provide a compelling reason if they plan not to include children.Transform the informed consent process
Electronic tools can be intimidating. They can be costly. Often they take us out of our comfort zones and challenge processes we have grown accustomed to.The difference between informed consent and informed decisions
With some complex tasks, it's often easier to break them down into more manageable parts, or to relate them to tasks we are more familiar with.Delivering informed consent old school style
As informed consent documents continue to get longer and more complex, be prepared to challenge old ways of thinking even when using print.