Frequently Asked Questions by Investigators

Our innovative and award-winning Direct Study Participant Recruitment includes these four services:

1. ClinicalConnection.com Comprehensive Database Recruitment: ClinicalConnection.com is constantly expanding an exclusive database of individuals that are interested in clinical trials in their area. They have indicated the exact conditions that they are interested in finding clinical trials for and have shared their contact information. When your study chooses ClinicalConnection.com's Targeted Participant Recruitment all individuals near participating study sites will be invited to review the details of your study and setup a screening visit!
2. ClinicalConnection.com Clinical Trials Newsletter: Your study will automatically be included in our monthly newsletter that goes out to all of our members. This allows for the friends and family of our members to be aware of all clinical trials available in their area.
3. ClinicalConnection.com Clinical Ad Network: The Clinical Ad Network is included with all pricing plans except for Basic. Your study will also be advertised in our network of over 3,500 search engines and health-related websites. These sites include Google.com, Bing.com, Aol.com, WebMD.com, HealthCommunities.com, and over 3,500 others! Advertising in the Clinical Ad Network will allow your study to continuously be seen by individuals that are actively seeking clinical trials and information related to certain diseases and conditions. Learn more about the Clinical Ad Network

ClinicalConnection.com specializes in patient recruitment for the following types of projects:

• Clinical Trials (Phases 1, 2, 3, and 4)
• Outcomes Studies
• Patient Registries
• Medical Surveys / Evaluations
• Other Medical Recruitment

The process of posting studies is a simple two-step process! You will need to first setup a clinic profile. Once completed you will be able to post new studies to our database. When you have posted the studies they will be submitted for approval by our Recruitment Specialists and then active recruitment will begin!

We usually send the Member Alert to appropriate members of ClinicalConnection.com within a week of the clinical trial being posted which results in a large wave of patient referrals being generated. If your clinical trial is listed for two months on ClinicalConnection.com you may contact us to have the Member Alert sent again to new members.

The FDA has mandated that as long as only general information regarding the study (study name, summary, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and clinic contact information) is posted online it does not need to be IRB-approved. If you choose to post risk and/or benefit information regarding participation in the clinical trial then IRB approval is necessary.

After creating an investigator/CRO/sponsor profile you will be able to enter the information regarding your study into a short online form. The study you submit will be available in its final format which allows you to print it and submit it to your IRB for approval. Upon approval by your IRB the study goes through a short (less than 24 hours) review by ClinicalConnection.com staff before becoming active for recruitment.

You are more than welcome to use an IRB-approved recruitment flyer as your posting at ClinicalConnection.com.

You will receive a notification email for all Study Participant referrals at any email address that you specify. You will then log in to your account to access the referral contact information. Please ensure that the email account is one that is monitored only by authorized individuals as Study Participant information is considered confidential.

We accept payments by credit card (VISA/MC/AMEX/Discover).

ClinicalConnection.com can almost always begin recruitment for your studies within a few hours of your studies being posted, and definitely within 1 business day. During this time, studies go through an approval process where they are screened for relevance and propriety and payment is obtained. In order to post a study please provide credit card billing information in the clinic profile screen.

ClinicalConnection.com charges a monthly fee for patient recruitment services, our pricing schedule for individual clinics can be found under Services for Research Sites. Please be aware that your studies will continue to run until you cancel recruitment. This may be done by logging into your account and selecting the option to View My Active Studies and selecting "cancel" on the View Study page of the listing you would like to cancel. If you are a CRO/Sponsor you may Contact Us or call us toll-free at 1-800-887-0639, our highly trained staff is ready to discuss your recruitment goals and how ClinicalConnection.com can help you achieve them.

ClinicalConnection.com offers extremely cost-effective recruitment for nationwide or multi-site studies. If you are a SMO, CRO, or Study Sponsor please contact us to learn about our highly competitive rates.

If you would like more information about our Patient Recruitment services for multi-site clinical trials please visit Information for CROs and Study Sponsors or contact us online or call 1-800-887-0639 to speak with our staff.

The minimum time frame for recruitment is one month. You can always choose to stop recruitment when the one-month period has ended or to continue for another month. You may also cancel within the first two weeks of recruitment and receive a full refund.

We always offer extensive discounts to clinics for posting multiple trials. We also provide discounts to Sponsors and CROs for posting the same trial in multiple locations. From time to time we also offer discounts for clinical trials being posted during a certain time frame. Please contact us to inquire about any promotions that we are currently running.

After submitting your study via the online form (you gain access to the "Post a New Study" feature once you have created a site profile) the study will be considered "pending" until you are satisfied with posting, and will not be active for recruitment until approved by our Recruitment Specialists.