Navigating Clinical Trials: Essential Knowledge for Dermatologists-Research Subject Recruitment

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In this video, Linda Stein Gold discusses strategies for effective research study recruitment. Successful recruitment requires finding qualified, motivated, and diverse participants who accurately represent the broader patient population. Challenges include high costs and common recruitment failures, with 85% of trials not meeting patient requirements. Ethical considerations are crucial, including avoiding coercion, ensuring informed consent, and protecting vulnerable patients. Recruitment methods include leveraging databases, advertisements, social media, and medical record systems like Epic. Maintaining participant compliance and communication is vital for trial success. Gold emphasizes the importance of ethical, effective recruitment in advancing clinical research, particularly in dermatology.

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by Linda Stein Gold, MD, FAAD

Keywords

clinical trials

patient recruitment

diverse populations

ethical oversight

recruitment strategies

clinical research

participant recruitment

ethical considerations

diverse participants

dermatology trials