Study Populations in Early-Phase Trials
Early-Phase Participant Recruitment Expertise
At Altasciences, we make recruiting the right participants for your early-phase clinical trials fast and efficient—no matter the geographical limits, strict criteria, diversity gaps, or complex pre-screening for biomarkers or genetically specific studies.
With a database of over 400,000 potential study participants, a strong network of specialty sites, and proficiency in participant outreach, we can deliver seamless patient access and the expertise you need to drive your clinical program forward.
Contact us today to discuss your clinical trial requirements.
Recruiting Diverse Populations for Early-Phase Trials
With over 30 years of expertise, Altasciences is a recognized leader in early-phase clinical research, recruiting healthy volunteers, special populations, and patients for a wide range of complex trials. Our team is highly experienced in analyzing and reporting diverse endpoints and study outcomes, ensuring reliable and actionable insights.
Through thorough pre-screening, including medical assessments, ECGs, and laboratory testing, we ensure rigorous participant eligibility and refined strategies to help you meet your milestones.
Ensuring Regulatory-Ready Recruitment for Complex Populations
We provide regulatory-ready recruitment for all patient populations, drawing on our extensive experience with central and site Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and a comprehensive understanding of study document approval requirements. Our internal protocol review process reduces the need for amendments and accelerates start-up times. With active involvement from physicians, our Principal Investigators and partner physicians maintain the highest quality standards, ensuring the safe and efficient conduct of complex trials.
Our strategic planning and approach to patient enrollment results in 90% of panels being filled on time with a 90% retention in both short-term and long-term confinement, through:
- Swift study scheduling
- Approved activities reference cards
- Study orientations and check-ins
- Visit schedules upon discharge
- Consistent communication and reminders
- Study completion bonuses
- Access to entertainment networks and resources
- Special meals
- Transportation options and travel reimbursements
Looking for Healthy or Special Populations? Access Our Diverse Pool of Study Participants
Finding the right participants is key to successful clinical trials. With our proprietary, purpose-built databases, we provide access to a diverse pool of study volunteers, including:
- Adults of all ages and ethnicities
- Elderly
- Post-menopausal individuals
- Asian
- Genotyped and biomarker-specific participants
- Overweight and obese
- Recreational drug and alcohol
- Smokers
- Qualified drivers
- Healthy matches for patient trials and more
Expanding Patient Access for Early-Phase Studies Participants
Finding the right patients starts with the right network. Our extensive partner sites and proprietary database ensure precise qualification based on pre-existing conditions, demographics, medication use, and BMI. This allows us to connect you with a diverse patient pool, including but not limited to:
- ADHD
- Allergies
- Anxiety disorders
- Asthma
- Atopic dermatitis
- Alzheimer’s
- Binge eating disorder
- Constipation
- COPD
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diabetes Mellitus type 1
- Dyslipidemia
- Epilepsy
- Eye disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- GERD
- Glaucoma
- Gout
- Hepatitis
- Hepatic impairment
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertension
- Hypogonadal men
- Lupus
- Metabolic disease
- Migraine
- NASH
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
- NASH/MASH
- Osteoarthritis
- Overactive bladder
- Pain and inflammation
- Panic disorder
- Parkinson’s
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Psoriasis
- Renal impairment
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Schizophrenia
- Sleep disorders
- Substance abuse disorder
How do we effectively recruit clinical trial patient populations?
Our proactive, study-specific recruitment strategy uses multiple media channels to enhance the efforts of our full-time, in-house recruiting specialists. Our team pre-screens participants before office screening appointments using extensive screening histories and employing proactive, metric-driven, and tailored outreach strategies. This approach, carried out by our dedicated, highly trained, multilingual recruitment specialists, effectively reduces study start-up timelines.
Explore our site identification and selection processes in more detail here
A Turnkey Solution for Clinical Trial
Study Population Recruitment
Altasciences provides rapid and robust clinical trial recruitment, with a high-quality, diverse, and ever-evolving database of participants and a network of partner sites. We extensively screen healthy normal volunteers, special populations, and patients, enabling us to quickly search our database of histories and provide feedback on the percentage of individuals likely to qualify.
When it comes time to recruit patients, we target participants most likely to meet your trial’s criteria.
Contact us today for custom participant recruitment solutions!
Local Partnerships
We partner with local research teams and hospitals for access to extensive patient pools in key therapeutic areas, providing an extended network of clinical research participants.
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FAQS
Why is participant diversity important in clinical trials?
Diversity in study populations ensures that clinical trial results are representative of the wider population. This improves the reliability of safety and efficacy data across different demographics, such as age, gender, ethnicity, and medical history.
How does Altasciences ensure compliance with regulatory standards?
Our study designs and recruitment processes align with FDA, EMA, Health Canada, and other global regulatory requirements. We follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines to ensure participant safety and data integrity.
How does Altasciences retain study participants?
We prioritize participant engagement through clear communication, regular check-ins, and convenient scheduling. Our facilities are easily accessible and offer comfortable accommodations to reduce dropout rates.
How does Altasciences accelerate participant recruitment?
Altasciences’ centralized recruitment platform, combined with real-time data analysis, enables us to quickly identify and enroll suitable participants. Parallel processes during study startup also reduce recruitment timelines.
What safety measures are in place for study populations?
Altasciences ensures participant safety through:
- advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certified staff;
- daily investigator assessments;
- on-site crash carts and emergency protocols; and
- compliance with all ethical and regulatory standards.