Traditional clinical trial compensation strategies cost programs time, money, and, most importantly, participants.
Last year, TruCentive saved researchers hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct and administrative costs by helping update their programs to make them more compelling to participants, easier to manage, and more flexible to cope with the changing needs of researchers and their subjects.
Patient-centricity in clinical trials has increased, with sponsors involving patients in the design process to ensure trials align with participants’ needs and preferences. – Quanticate
Globalization in clinical trials expands access to diverse populations, accelerates innovation, and enhances data reliability by incorporating varied demographics. – Charles Darwin University
Recruiting participants for clinical trials is highly competitive, with approximately 85% of trials failing to enroll enough patients, leading to significant delays. – Parexel
Clinical trial participants increasingly expect personalized care, transparency, convenience, and technological integration, prompting sponsors to adopt participant-centric approaches to enhance recruitment, retention, and satisfaction. – WCG
“Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies.” – (FDA) Draft Guidance
Clinical trial sponsors increasingly focus on cost efficiency by leveraging automation, reducing manual processes, and optimizing resource allocation.
-MedCity News
Easy compensation processes for both administrators and subjects in clinical trials are key to retention and engagement.
Compelling messaging, design, and attractive compensation options attract highly engaged and diverse audiences.
Flexible compensation delivery and recipient options reduce management overhead while assuring subject retention.
Straightforward compensation allows administrators to allocate their time to the trial rather than logistical issues.
For subjects, prompt and hassle-free compensation is a tangible acknowledgment of their valuable participation and builds trust, ensuring they feel valued and respected in the process.
Approximately 30% of studies, end up being terminated early because they cannot enroll enough participants. Compelling compensation options attract more subjects and retain them longer.
86% of subjects select a variety of gift cards throughout the course of any given study.
Flexibility in managing compensation delivery via SMS, email, or in-person with the ability to resend, edit, or revoke deliveries simplifies deliveries and ongoing management.
Subject flexibility in choice with options ranging from Visa, AMEX, 3,000+ merchant gift cards, and many physical card options.
Research Compensation can be a powerful tool for encouraging participation and engagement in research activities, such as Clinical Trials. Protecting patient privacy is a critical component of healthcare research.
TruCentive allows clinical trial providers to streamline their compensation and reimbursement operations and improve recruitment and retention.
De-identification enables Research or Trial Coordinators to enroll research subjects in compensation and reimbursement programs without compromising personally identifiable information (PII). When de-identification is active, all email addresses of subjects enrolled in a compensation program are permanently anonymized within TruCentive. This allows members of your organization platform access for funds management, reporting, and project design without concerns related to data privacy.
HIPAA compliance is crucial to protecting the rights of participants. Protecting participants’ privacy is vital to compliance with privacy standards. TruCentive’s de-identification of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) automatically alters information that could directly or indirectly reveal an individual’s identity.
De-identification removes or masks personal identifiers, thereby protecting participants’ privacy. This is crucial in clinical trials where sensitive health information is involved. By ensuring that individual participants cannot be easily identified, it encourages greater participation rates, as individuals are more likely to contribute to research when assured of their privacy.
The research incentive sending process should be uncomplicated, seamless and flexible for administrators.
Administrators may choose to deliver incentives via email, SMS message, or printed for in-person delivery, depending on your preference.
Initial incentive award messages are followed up with automated reminders to help assure that participants claim their reward.
Post-claim messages may be used in various ways, including additional feedback requests to reinforce the importance of your study or add an extra thank you.
Day 0 – Initial incentive delivery
Day 1 – Reminder of unclaimed incentive
Day 5 – Reminder of unclaimed incentive
Day 15 – Additional reminders as needed
A final reminder 5 days prior to the expiration of your incentive offer
Add subjects individually or load a complete list.
Offering participants a choice of gift cards or payment methods encourages enrollment and participation as subjects look to future needs.
Increased sense of control
When participants are given a choice, they feel more in control of the process and more invested in the trial.
Enhanced motivation
By allowing participants to select a gift card that is most meaningful to them, they are more likely to be motivated to complete the trial and contribute to its success.
Positive association
Receiving a “desired” reward creates a stronger positive association with the trial and its organizers.
Perception of value
Selecting a gift card or payment that is personally relevant to them increases the perceived value of the incentive.
By offering a choice of incentives to participants, researchers create a positive and rewarding experience, which can lead to increased motivation, engagement, and willingness to participate in future clinical trials.
The clinical trial compensation process should be seamless and flexible for subjects because it respects their autonomy, ensures a more diverse participant pool, and enhances retention and compliance, ultimately supporting the integrity and success of the research.
Compensation choice can be delivered via email, SMS message, or printed for in-person delivery, depending on the need and trial logistics. Initial messages followed up with automated reminders help assure ongoing engagement. Post-claim messages may be used in various ways, including additional feedback requests to reinforce the importance of your study or add an extra thank you.
Day 0 – Initial compensation delivery
Day 1 – Reminder for unclaimed compensation
Day 5 – Reminder for unclaimed compensation
Day 15 – Additional reminders
A final reminder 5 days prior to expiration
Compensation choice improves enrollment & retention by 23%
The clinical trial compensation process should be seamless and flexible for subjects because it respects their autonomy, ensures a more diverse participant pool, and enhances retention and compliance, ultimately supporting the integrity and success of the research.
Compensation choice can be delivered via email, SMS message, or printed for in-person delivery, depending on the need and trial logistics. Initial messages followed up with automated reminders help assure ongoing engagement. Post-claim messages may be used in various ways, including additional feedback requests to reinforce the importance of your study or add an extra thank you.
Day 0 – Initial compensation delivery
Day 1 – Reminder for unclaimed compensation
Day 5 – Reminder for unclaimed compensation
Day 15 – Additional reminders
A final reminder 5 days prior to expiration
Add subjects individually or load a complete list for instant delivery.
Add subjects individually or load a complete list for instant delivery.
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