A CRO can help facilitate a successful
clinical trial, expediting early clinical
development
and preparing for unforeseen variables to avoid delays and hidden costs. Your
organization must choose a CRO that is a good fit for your company and the
clinical trial. Here are some of the reasons it’s essential to partner with the
right CRO for your clinical research.
Utilize the CRO’s
Experienced Staff
Having staff experienced in managing a Phase 1 clinical trial is essential if
you want to avoid roadblocks before and during the clinical trial. From knowing
the correct way to create source documents to crafting participant-facing
materials or handling submissions to an Institutional Review Board, a
knowledgeable staff that has performed these tasks before can help to
streamline your early clinical development.
Set Up a Successful
Recruiting Policy
One of the most critical factors for a successful clinical trial is participant
recruitment. A strategic approach is essential, considering factors related to
both recruitment and retention. The study design itself can affect
participants’ willingness to join the study, as can stipends. Contingency
planning is also crucial, whether it is for transportation or participants
deciding to leave the study. Partnering with an experienced CRO means your
partner knows how to navigate potential problems with a recruiting policy,
avoid delays and expedite recruitment.
Access to the Right
Participant Population
Another factor to consider when choosing a CRO is access to the right
participant population. For example, they may have an existing database that
contain potential participants who may already meet the criteria for your
study, helping make your recruitment process relatively simple. The best CRO
will have relationships with patient communities or more access and knowledge
about certain type of populations. Electing not to partner with a CRO likely
means little to no access to these types of people. Additionally, the wrong CRO
partner might only have access to participants that are not relevant to your
study. The right CRO will have relevant databases or strategies to reach out to
the right people, helping to streamline the recruiting process. Having access
to the right community is also important when conducting Ethnobridging studies. For
example, the CRO might already have a database of potential Asian participants
who match the ethnicity of the region where your company plans to release the
pharmaceutical drug being researched.
Gain Access to
Necessary Resources
Choosing the right CRO also means selecting a CRO with the right resources for
your clinical trial. These resources might include Phase 1 clinical
trial units,
where the clinical trial itself takes place. This is especially useful for
overnight studies. The Phase 1 clinical trial units might also include an
on-site laboratory or a clean room for sterile drug preparation. If the CRO
does not have the resources, it should have a list of preferred providers to
help carry out the clinical study.
About WCCT Global, an
Altasciences company
WCCT Global, an Altasciences
company, is a full-service early phase contract research organization (CRO)
that caters to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device
industries. With WCCT, partners sponsoring a clinical trial are offered a
collaborative, innovative, and agile approach to clinical research. Utilizing
specialized regulatory and clinical professionals, WCCT creates an unmatched
research experience for partners. The CRO also offers partners access to
resources that are essential for early clinical development, such as an
80,000-square-foot clinical pharmacology unit (CPU) with 180 beds for Phase 1
clinical trials. The CPU also includes a USP-797 compliant room for sterile
drug preparation, as well as a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited on-site Safety
Reference Laboratory. WCCT has extensive Phase 1 clinical trial experience and
offers expertise in Ethnobridging, First-in-Human, infectious disease and
vaccines, ophthalmology and women’s health clinical trials. The CRO is known as
an industry leader in Asian Ethnobridging studies, particularly with Japanese
participants.
Discover why WCCT Global
is the ideal CRO partner for your clinical trial at https://sponsor.wcct.com/
