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Marketing and clinical trials: a case study
David Francis1, Ian Roberts, Diana R Elbourne
1Centre for Research and Innovation Management, Brighton, UK. dlf@brighton.ac.uk
Background:
Publicly funded clinical trials require a substantial commitment of time and money. To ensure that sufficient numbers of patients are recruited it is essential that they address important questions in a rigorous manner and are managed well, adopting effective marketing strategies.
Methods:
Using methods of analysis drawn from management studies, this paper presents a structured assessment framework or reference model, derived from a case analysis of the MRC's CRASH trial, of 12 factors that may affect the success of the marketing and sales activities associated with clinical trials.
Results:
The case study demonstrates that trials need various categories of people to buy in - hence, to be successful, trialists must embrace marketing strategies to some extent.
Conclusion:
The performance of future clinical trials could be enhanced if trialists routinely considered these factors.
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