tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782790349293784670.post6851715220435804015..comments2023-10-04T06:06:07.716-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.placebocontrol.com">Placebo Control</a>: It's Not Them, It's YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782790349293784670.post-55829970311556723732013-03-28T10:35:08.579-05:002013-03-28T10:35:08.579-05:00Thanks for your comment, J -- I take it you're...Thanks for your comment, J -- I take it you're one of the sites on the upper right of the graph: successful with lots of trials. And your point is well taken that for some sites, having more trials actually improves performance.<br /><br />I have also worked with a lot of small sites that succeed by staying focused on only a few trials, and being very selective about which ones they join. Sponsors in general need to be a bit more understanding that sites succeed for different reasons.Paul Ivsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181799073130665855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782790349293784670.post-62546915791612825172013-03-27T14:57:22.631-05:002013-03-27T14:57:22.631-05:00Good points on your blog. At our center we conduct...Good points on your blog. At our center we conduct a lot of psychiatric research and as a site we are much more productive when we have various studies for mental health disorders. I like to refer to it as "Research Buffet" when we have at least one trial for ADHD, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. There are many symptoms that overlap multiple disorders i.e. difficulty concentrating so when someone responds to an advertisement they will probably qualify for one of our studies. The multiple studies also allow us to pool our recruitment efforts to reach a wider audience rather than having a meager budget from one trial.<br /><br />It is extremely devastating to small sites when you have a difficult to recruit trial and you pour a lot of resources into it and you don't get much out of it. It is much better to generate revenue through other trials and wait for candidates to trickle in for the difficult study. Otherwise, if we are investing all our resources into "their" one trial like some sponsors want then we may have to cut staff because we simply are not generating enough revenue. There is safety in diversifying and sponsors and CRO's benefit from that as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681942233123141039noreply@blogger.com