According to data from Citeline and Clinicaltrials.gov, at any given point in time, a mere 1.5%–3.0% of the population eligible to participate in a clinical trial – including both potential patients and administering physicians – will be involved in a clinical trial....
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Improving Clinical Trial Participant Prescreening With Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Comparison of the Results of AI-Assisted vs Standard Methods in 3 Oncology Trials
Delays in clinical trial enrollment and difficulties enrolling representative samples continue to vex sponsors, sites, and patient populations. Physician’s Weekly reports on an investigated use of an artificial intelligence-powered technology, Mendel.ai, as a means of...
Ethics and Patient Care are Fundamental Values Underlying Great Clinical Programs
In 2004, Dan Markingson killed himself after participating in an antipsychotic drug study conducted by two University physicians, Dr. Stephen Olson, former head of the University’s psychiatry department, and Dr. Charles Schulz, former Department Chair and...
AMA Position on How to Discuss Clinical Trial Participation with a Patient
Physicians frequently get asked by patients how to participate in a clinical trial. They may face a life-threatening or life-limiting condition reports Timothy M. Smith, Senior News Writer with the American Medical Association (AMA). Smith reports that for those...
Top University Centers Study Diversity in Clinical Trials: Report There is Little
Clinical researchers from University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle) and Baylor University in Texas conducted research into diversity levels in clinical trials. Their findings raise...
UT Health San Antonio YOUnite Intensifying Clinical Trials and Patient Engagement
UT Health San Antonio has launched an awareness campaign to educate the public and encourage engagement with clinical research called YOUnite Research. The Rivard Report notes are building a pipeline of awareness about upcoming clinical trials to connect volunteers to...
Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care & Research: Improving Clinical Trials Enrollment
Marshfield Clinic is an integrated health system serving Wisconsin with more than 10,000 employees and over 1,200 providers comprising 86 specialties, a health plan, and a research and education programs. Its cancer research organization notes that more than 50% of...