
Oft-cited statistics around the number of trials that fail to recruit participants can be daunting, but statistics alone do not tell the whole story. CTTI convened leading stakeholders across the clinical trials enterprise to identify the common recruitment pitfalls in clinical studies, and the result of our analysis is good news for researchers: while study recruitment challenges are persistent and multifaceted, they can often be mitigated and even surmounted with the right strategic planning.
Leverage CTTI’s resources to explore new approaches to recruitment and learn how to help meet enrollment numbers by conducting evidence-based trial feasibility analyses and selecting the most appropriate sites.
Topic Resources
Site Planning
Collective Strategies to Enhance Proportionate Enrollment
The Collective Strategies to Enhance Proportionate Enrollment project focuses on improving accountability, clarity, and communication across clinical trials partner groups to support more effective recruitment, enrollment, and retention practices. This...
Site Planning | Press Releases
CTTI Releases New Recommendations and Resources for Using Real-World Data to Plan Trial Eligibility Criteria and Recruit Participants
During a public webinar today, the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) will release new recommendations and resources on how to use real-world data (RWD) to evaluate trial eligibility criteria and...
Recruitment | Press Releases
Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative Releases New Recommendations and Tools for Improving Patient Recruitment in Clinical Trials
CTTI has released new recommendations and tools for enhancing the efficiency of clinical trial recruitment that are now available to download. Patient recruitment is a leading challenge in the efficient...
Recruitment | Poster Presentations
Results of an Online Survey of Stakeholders Regarding Barriers and Solutions to Clinical Trial Recruitment
DIA's 51st Annual Meeting CTTI Project: Recruitment Download Presentation (785.09 KB)
Site Planning | Expert Meetings
Real-World Data and Evidence in the Evaluation of Medical Products
Real-World Data (RWD) are data relating to patient health status and/or the delivery of health care routinely collected from a variety of sources. Real-World Evidence (RWE) is the clinical evidence...
Recruitment | Expert Meetings
CTTI Recruitment Project Expert Meeting
Present findings from the CTTI Recruitment Project's evidence gathering Obtain stakeholder perspectives and critical feedback on draft considerations for more effective recruitment planning Develop consensus across multiple stakeholder perspectives on...
Recruitment | Webinars
CTTI Presents Recommendations for Recruitment: Moving Recruitment Planning Upstream to Reduce Barriers
The slides and responses from the webinar's Q&A session are also available for download. Webinar Presenters: Jonca Bull, MD, Director, Office of Minority Health, US Food and Drug Administration Elizabeth Mahon,...
Site Planning | CTTI News
Recording of Hybrid Public Workshop Now Available: AI in Drug and Biological Product Development v2
The recording for the hybrid public workshop on AI in Drug and Biological Product Development convened and hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Clinical Trials Transformation...
Recruitment | Case Studies
Stakeholder Collaboration Yields Recruitment Success in Traditionally Challenging Vulnerable Populations
Stakeholder Collaboration Yields Recruitment Success in Traditionally Challenging Vulnerable Populations
Recruitment | Recommendations
Executive Summary: CTTI Recommendations for Efficient and Effective Clinical Trial Recruitment Planning
Executive Summary: CTTI Recommendations for Efficient and Effective Clinical Trial Recruitment Planning