Three resonating patient-centric initiatives

Sponsor companies are piloting pa­tient-centric initiatives at a furious pace. Although few initiatives de­signed to engage patients as clinical re­search partners have achieved widespread adoption, several are making substantial inroads. In this issue, CenterWatch profiles three major patient-centric initiatives that appear to be resonating across the clinical research enterprise.

More attractive study conduct market invites competition

Profit margins are up at investigative sites. This is welcome news as 2016 promises record levels of study grant spending mixed with intensifying com­petitive pressures in the study conduct market. A recently completed CenterWatch on­line survey among 252 experienced inves­tigative sites finds that profit margins have improved substantially. Average reported profit margins in 2015 at these investiga­tive sites were up nearly four percent­age points, at 13.9%. This compares with average reported profit margins of 10.1% in 2010.

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