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In-Home Services: A patient-centric approach to improving recruitment and retention in clinical trials

Jodie Huddleston, Vice President Accellacare In-Home Services interviewed in Journal for Clinical Studies

14 December, 2021 - Advances in wearables, telemedicine and remote monitoring technology along with the convenience of in-home visits were bound to make decentralised and hybrid clinical trials standard with enough time. However, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated their adoption and now, even with the hope that the pandemic will soon be behind us, hybrid and decentralised models are poised to become viable solutions in clinical trial design because of their inherent agility, inclusivity and most importantly, patient centricity.

Recruiting patients to increase diversity & inclusion in clinical trials: one size does not fit all

Seth Nelson, Patient Recruitment Solutions interviewed in Pharmaphorum Deep Dive.

16 November, 2021 - More so now than ever, the inclusion of more diverse, and often more relevant, study populations is gathering momentum within the clinical trial community.

From calls for more diversity in age, gender, and ethnic groups, to more consideration for lifestyle and cultural differences, trials need to ensure they represent the key population of interest and identify a greater range of opportunities to maximise benefits for both patients and pharma

ICON announces the expansion of its Accellacare Site Network

New partnerships increase geographical footprint, supporting more access to patients and strengthening therapeutic capability

10 November, 2021 - The expansion of the Accellacare Site Network increases access and engagement with investigative sites and its patients, supporting faster recruitment and reducing the overall time and cost associated with drug development for customers.

Through these new partnerships, Accellacare is also enhancing its already-strong capability in the central nervous system (CNS) and immune-inflammation therapeutic areas.

Press release

ICON launches Accellacare

A global clinical research network focused on increasing patient recruitment with a patient centric approach

3 September, 2020 - Enhances ICON’s ability to offer customers integrated solutions of patient assessments at site and in-home for decentralised trials.

Accellacare is also achieving faster study start-up for its customers through efficiencies gained in central process management including budget and contracting, which can otherwise be a source of delay. This combined with a finely tuned feasibility approach ensures that the network can identify and recruit more patients to studies, in a wide range of therapeutic areas, in a shorter time frame.