Patient-to-Patient Referral Programs: Hurdles to Leap
July 1, 2024
The recruitment of participants, especially healthy volunteers, is well-known as a top challenge in clinical research. Patient-to-patient referrals, which are meant to motivate experienced participants to suggest trials to friends, family and personal contacts, can significantly help recruitment efforts, but they can also introduce issues that need to be considered beforehand. The following excerpt from a whitepaper by WCG Regulatory Chair Director R. Bert Wilkins and WCG IRB Chair Erin Brower discusses these challenges.