Raleigh, NC, March 20, 2007 --(
PR.com)-- Tom Sturgis, president of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS), a company providing innovative and efficient patient-oriented solutions to the clinical research industry, has announced that the firm is providing acute trial recruitment services. Recruiting for patients in acute clinical trials is difficult. When patients are in-hospital, the difficulties in recruiting are magnified. ICTS has developed tools to address the specific challenges created by in-hospital, acute trials and provides solutions to this ongoing dilemma.
The Cary, NC-based company specializes in designing, implementing and executing programs that help pharmaceutical, bio-tech and medical device manufacturers identify and recruit participants into FDA-approved clinical trials. One of the most difficult challenges is identifying these patients at a time when the treatment must be implemented within a very narrow window after they suffer a medical emergency such as a stroke or heart attack.
By incorporating a method for measuring contact and usage, ICTS is able to track and follow up on the materials, thereby helping its clients understand which tools are providing the greatest impact.
“The goal is to educate the allied healthcare community that surrounds the patient so that they are aware of the clinical trial opportunity, their roles in the triage process and thereby enable the referral of prospective patients to our study physicians,” said Sturgis. “Through the use of compelling educational pieces, professionally designed communications vehicles and assorted interactive tools, we can deliver a targeted program that will efficiently and effectively reach the necessary referring community. Each of our acute recruitment education programs is custom designed to meet the specific recruitment challenges of each study, resulting in a cost efficient program that delivers results… quickly.”
About Integrated Clinical Trial Services:
Integrated Clinical Trial Services is a full service patient enrollment firm that provides clinical trial sponsors, contract research organizations and site networks with a comprehensive resource for patient recruitment expertise. The firm’s services include patient enrollment feasibility, recruitment strategy, consulting, market research and protocol review, project management, concept design and production, media placement, community resource support, compliance and retention, and more. For more information please call 919-388-3964. Integrated Clinical Trial Services can be found on the Internet at http://www.integratedtrials.com.
Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
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