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How do you incorporate the caregiver in your clinical trial?
Inclusivity Leslie Yates Inclusivity Leslie Yates

How do you incorporate the caregiver in your clinical trial?

Caregivers are the biggest support system for many patients and are often working adults who provide care in their off-work hours to family members, spouses or children. Caregivers also look like the elderly providing care for a spouse, parents of children with disabilities, and home health aides. It’s these responsibilities that they already face in their daily routines that are making it difficult get participants enrolled to in-clinic site visits and typically, traditional trial designs create competing priorities for caregivers and their patients.

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Virtual visits provide these 4 benefits in your clinical trial
DCTs, Insights Leslie Yates DCTs, Insights Leslie Yates

Virtual visits provide these 4 benefits in your clinical trial

There are simple, yet effective changes that you can make in your clinical trial not only to mitigate risk but to enhance processes that can improve the outcomes of your study. Virtual visits can be used to supplement some in-clinic visits and to create a flexible and patient-centric model. Not only will you keep your clinical trials moving forward during unprecedented times, but you'll also improve patient engagement within your trial.

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