
Engaging patients and patient organizations as partners early and often in the research process leads to clinical trials with greater feasibility, enhanced recruitment and retention, and more relevant outcomes. Meaningful patient group partnership, however, takes careful planning, commitment, and strategy.
CTTI’s resources can help to build a patient engagement framework that sets your research up for more relevant research aims, accelerated study enrollment rates, improved protocol design, and stronger dissemination of results.
Topic Resources
Patient Engagement | CTTI News
CTTI Releases Executive Summary from Patient Summit
On April 28, 2026, patients, caregivers, and advocates gathered for the CTTI Patient Summit to discuss perspectives on the use of AI in clinical trials, the reuse of patient data,...
Patient Engagement | Expert Meetings
2026 CTTI Patient Summit
April 28, 2026 SHARE TO: On April 28, 2026, patients, caregivers, and advocates gathered for the CTTI Patient Summit to discuss perspectives on the use of AI in clinical...
Patient Engagement | CTTI News
Designing Trials for the Data We’ll Need Next: Dana Lewis on Participant Burden, Researcher Burden, and Consent in the AI Era
In advance of CTTI’s Patient Summit, Dana Lewis spoke with Morgan Hanger about data capture, consent, researcher assumptions, and why many trials remain anchored in outdated models.
Safety
Antibacterial Drug Development
Increasing bacterial resistance coupled with decreasing research on new antibacterial drugs is creating a crisis that could disproportionately impact our most vulnerable populations, including children and the seriously ill. CTTI...
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...
Patient Engagement | CTTI News
Patient Engagement Collaborative Announces Eight New Members
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) announced eight newly selected representatives for the Patient Engagement Collaborative (PEC).
Patient Engagement | Press Releases
CTTI and FDA Convene Workshop on Including Patient Perspectives in Clinical Trials
The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) will convene a public workshop, “Enhancing the Incorporation of Patient Perspectives in Clinical Trials," in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Site Planning | Press Releases
CTTI Launches New Online Digital Health Trials Hub
Today the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) announced a new online Digital Health Trials Hub featuring enhanced recommendations and additional resources.
Site Planning | Press Releases
CTTI Offers Path Forward for Using Decentralized Clinical Trials
The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) will unveil new recommendations to speed the use of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs)—trials run through telemedicine and mobile health care providers—today at the DPharm:...