World Lung Cancer Remembrance Month
World Lung Cancer Remembrance Month: Honoring Lives, Advancing Hope Through Clinical Trials Every August, World Lung Cancer Remembrance Month serves as a time to honor the lives of those affected by lung cancer, support patients and caregivers navigating the disease today, and recognize the ongoing research that continues to change the future of cancer care. […]
Navigating the Operational Reality of Oncology Trials
Navigating the Operational Reality of Oncology Trials: Why Travel & Expense Design Matters to Sponsors Oncology clinical trials are designed around scientific rigor, regulatory precision, and the promise of advancing care. But beneath the protocol design and endpoints sits a quieter determinant of success: whether participants can realistically stay engaged in the trial over time. […]
Sarcoma Awareness Month: Advancing Hope Through Research
Sarcoma Awareness Month: Advancing Hope Through Research, Collaboration, and Clinical Trials Every July, Sarcoma Awareness Month brings attention to one of the rarest and most diverse forms of cancer while recognizing the patients, families, clinicians, researchers, and advocates dedicated to improving outcomes. Sarcomas account for approximately 1% of adult cancers and about 15% of childhood […]
Removing Barriers: Transportation and Patient Access
The Hidden Barrier: Transportation Clinical trials often require regular visits. But when getting there becomes a hassle, or simply not possible, patients may miss appointments. This not only affects their own care, but also the overall success of the trial. For those with chronic conditions or limited mobility, transportation can be one of the biggest […]
Choosing the Right Travel & Expense Partner for Clinical Trials
For sponsors, clinical trial success is often evaluated through a familiar lens: enrollment timelines, retention rates, protocol adherence, and data quality. But behind each of these metrics is an operational layer that is frequently underestimated, how patients physically and financially get to and from the trial. Travel and expense (T&E) management is no longer a […]
Rewarding Aspects of Working with Clinical Trial Families
Working within clinical trials provides a unique perspective on the families involved in research studies. Over time, repeated interactions with traveling families create a deeper understanding of their circumstances and help build a stronger sense of empathy. Because many families travel frequently for appointments, there is often an opportunity to develop familiarity and trust. This […]
Celebrating Clinical Trials Day: Advancing Research, Improving Lives
Celebrating Clinical Trials Day Every May, the clinical research community comes together to recognize Clinical Trials Day, a moment to reflect on the progress, innovation, and human impact driven by clinical studies worldwide. Observed on May 20th, this day commemorates the launch of one of the earliest recorded clinical trials by James Lind in 1747, […]
Where You Stay Matters During a Clinical Trial—Here’s How to Choose
Where to Stay During a Clinical Trial: Finding the Right Accommodations Near the Site When you’re participating in a clinical trial, there’s more to consider than just the treatment itself, your travel and stay are just as important. One key decision? Choosing the right place to stay near the clinical site. Should you book a […]
April is World Health Month
April is World Health Month – Supporting patients globally with better access and experience April is a time to reflect on what truly drives progress in healthcare: people. Inspired by the spirit of World Health Day, World Health Month is an opportunity to broaden the conversation beyond a single day and focus on how we […]
Transforming Patient Travel & Expenses into a Driver of Trial Success
Reducing Friction for Patients, Sponsors and CRO’s In today’s clinical research environment, sponsors and CROs are being asked to do more with greater speed, tighter budgets, and increasing regulatory complexity. Protocols are more sophisticated. Trials are more global. Patients are more dispersed. One operational area that can quietly determine study success is: patient travel and […]