Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – October 1, 2005
October 1, 2005
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Foundation research grantors learn how to navigate economic waters
In recent years as research foundations navigate economically turbulent waters, some foundations have had to lay off staff, cut back on research grant amounts, or make other changes to stay afloat. -
Mentoring produces better investigators and trials
Most clinical trial administrators would agree that investigator recruitment and retention over the long-term can be a problem at times. -
Compliance Corner: Use clinical trial tools to improve operations
One way for clinical trial sites to optimize performance, improve compliance, and ensure best practices is to use clinical trial tools to systemize certain operations, including handling the protocol, identifying source documents, and managing risk. -
Expert looks at health care assets, liabilities
CTA: One talk youve given at national research conferences is on how health care impacts human research. Please tell me a little more about this. -
Forecast and plan to improve recruitment
The first step to improving clinical trial subject recruitment is to think of recruitment as more than advertising, an expert says. -
Include retention in your recruitment plan
Since it typically costs about five times more to recruit a clinical trial subject than to retain one, study sites should be proactive and plan for subject retention, an expert advises.