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Barriers to Clinical Trial Accrual

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Interview With Dr. Michael Thompson (@MTMDPhD), Medical Director, Early Phase Cancer Research Program, University of Wisconsin

9 1/2-year CLL patient Carol Preston interviews Dr. Michael Thompson about some of the barriers to clinical trial accrual and how healthcare professionals might overcome them. Today, there is only about 3-5% of adult patients enrolled in clinical trials versus the 60% in pediatrics. Why is that? Watch the video below to find out.

Barriers to Clinical Trial Accrual from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.

Using Social Media to Inform Patients in Real Time

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Interview With Dr. Michael Thompson (@MTMDPhD), Medical Director, Early Phase Cancer Research Program, University of Wisconsin

Alongside interviewer Carol Preston, Dr. Michael Thompson explores some of the new and exciting technology utilized in healthcare and the benefits it presents. To make medical meetings and conferences accessible to all patients, real time feeds are used to “attend” meetings from around the world. The types of feeds available to patients include twitter feeds, blog posts, and even live streams with apps Meerkat and Periscope. This allows patients a valuable insight into what is happening at the national level and makes information easier to find when researching their disease. Watch the clip below as Dr. Thompson explains more fully:

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Using Social Media to Inform Patients in Real Time from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.

Why So Few Adults in Clinical Trials?

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Interview With Dr. Michael Thompson (@MTMDPhD), Medical Director, Early Phase Cancer Research Program, University of Wisconsin

In Carol Preston’s interview with Dr. Michael Thompson, he states that about 60% of children participate in clinical trials, but only 3-5% of adults do. So, the question becomes, why are there so few adults participating in clinical trials? What are the adults afraid of? Dr. Thompson goes through some of the reasons why adults do not participate as much in clinical trials as much as children:

  • Patients do not qualify for the available trial
  • Patients believe trials require more testing, resulting in more travel and higher costs
  • Patients think trials may require too much effort on their part
  • Many patients distrust clinical trials
  • Patients don’t believe in the drugs
  • Many patients are not even aware of available clinical trials
  • Patients are afraid of receiving a placebo
  • Patients are afraid of having adverse side effects from the medication

Check out the full video below as Dr. Thompson further discusses this topic and how trial enrollment statistics could change through patient education and engagement. If cancer patients are informed about what clinical trials could offer them, or if they are able to ask questions, more adult patients may be more willing to participant in these trials.

Why are Patients Afraid of Enrolling in Clinical Trials- from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.