Revitalizing Recruitment In A Lupus Rescue Study

Navigating the complexities of clinical trial recruitment is a significant hurdle for sponsors, with many studies falling short due to slow enrollment, poor retention, or operational delays. This challenge is compounded when trials have highly restrictive inclusion criteria. When a top pharmaceutical company faced this exact problem with a lupus study, they needed an innovative approach to get their trial back on track.

This case study explores how a strategic, patient-centric collaboration was used to revitalize a struggling trial. By combining a patient engagement community with a vast de-identified clinical database, the collaboration was able to pinpoint and connect with patients who met the study's narrow criteria. The results were immediate, demonstrating the power of data-driven, integrated approaches to recruitment and enrollment. This is a valuable lesson for sponsors, underscoring that effective research begins with identifying the right patients and supporting them throughout the entire process.