Patient Recruitment

A critical component often overlooked, making it The Regrettable Spend

patient-recruitment

Challenges in Patient Recruitment

Patient recruitment remains a leading cause of missed study start dates.

Shrinking Patient Pools & Market Competition

Phase III protocols now average 50 eligibility criteria, up from 31 in 2002. This directly reduces qualified patient numbers. Additionally, over 60,000 trials are recruiting or have not yet started in the U.S. alone, and multiple sponsors compete for the same patient populations. 

Behavioral Barriers

  • 88% of patients rarely discuss clinical research
  • 65% who don't qualify for one study abandon their search
  • 26% don't know where trials are conducted

High Screen Failure

Only 10% of identified patients typically get randomized. The funnel loses candidates at every stage.