Jaclyn Brown

Rare Disease

To Placebo or Not to Placebo? The Great Debate in Rare Disease Trials

Small patient populations. Geographic dispersion. Competing studies. Sound familiar? If you’re a sponsor of a rare disease study, you know all too well the challenges that come with recruiting patients. These challenges lead to immense pressure to design and implement studies that limit the burden of participation, while keeping patients engaged and generating high-quality data…

Rare Disease

Rare Disease Recruitment: 5 Strategies for Differentiating Trials in a Competitive Research Environment

Recruitment for rare disease research has always been difficult due to myriad factors inherent to the low incidence and prevalence of these conditions. In recent years, however, recruiting for rare disease trials has become even more challenging due to increasing competition in the clinical research environment. In addition, as technologies advance and information becomes more…