The Right Tool Can Ease Second-Guessing on Secondary Uses for Researchers

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While having members of clinical trial teams take specimens from and record data about study participants can become a familiar feature of measuring their progress through a trial to researchers and patients alike, none of them may be thinking at the time about how those physical and digital leftovers can have an afterlife in later research. 

Fostering Early Exposure of Future Nurses to Clinical Research as a Career Option

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With research nurse coordinators playing what is to outsiders an often underrecognized role in strengthening and championing many clinical trials teams, a partnership between one such team and an academic nursing program aims to introduce nursing students to clinical research as a meaningful and dynamic career option. 

With the Right Approach, Vulnerable Populations Can and Should be Engaged in Research

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In clinical research settings, “vulnerable populations” refer to groups of people who can be harmed, manipulated, coerced, or deceived by unscrupulous researchers because of their limited decision-making ability, lack of power, or disadvantaged status. However, individuals from these populations may legitimately participate in clinical trials under ethical and well-managed conditions,

What to Do When “Doing More with Less” is Your Study Site’s New Directive

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While the “do more with less” mantra probably dates back to some well-meaning prehistoric manager from the dawn of organized labor, its modern prevalence in clinical research settings can seem particularly galling in the face of serious fiscal uncertainties and ongoing workforce supply and readiness challenges when patients’ lives and wellbeing are on the line. 

Perspectives of Primary/Urgent Care Providers on Their Role in Supporting Clinical Trials

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This study surveyed primary/urgent care providers (PCPs) to identify facilitators and barriers to their support of clinical trial referrals. The findings suggest that increasing provider awareness, streamlining referral processes, and fostering a culture incorporating clinical research into routine patient care could enhance PCP support for clinical trials. Addressing these barriers is critical to improving recruitment efforts and advancing medical research.