Background Publicly funded trials do not usually offer financial incentives to volunteers. An
intensive level of medical care could act as an additional motivator for participation. Our aim …

Aims The prognosis of patients included in clinical trials is often better than might be
anticipated from epidemiological data. Patients volunteering to take part in a study might be …

OBJECTIVE: The participation of humans in clinical cardiology trials remains essential, but
little is known regarding participant perceptions of such studies. We examined the factors …

September 19, 2017 Circulation. 2017; 136: 1085–1086. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.
117.029700 1086 are reduced further to make the project financially worthwhile …

I help the online members of Smart Patients Inc.(Mountain View, California) to understand
why they should consider a clinical trial, even when their condition has just been diagnosed …

BACKGROUND: The request for informed consent to join a clinical trial often creates mistrust
and hesitation in the patient who should be enrolled. In our study, we evaluated the reasons …

A cardiologist reads an article in a leading journal which reports positive findings for a
randomized clinical trial testing a novel pharmaceutical agent for use in patients with heart …

Introduction Participation in clinical trials by patients with cardiovascular disease is
paramount to the development of new treatments. Capturing and keeping patients in the …

Heart failure patients have benefited from many advances in medication, devices, and
changes to the organization of care. 1, 2 Clinical trials require a huge investment of …

Background Developing new medicines relies on the successful conduct of clinical trials. As
trial protocols become more arduous, it becomes harder to recruit and retain patient …