Powering the Future of Clinical Trial Recruitment

In public registries, clinical trial eligibility criteria can only be reviewed one study at a time. There is no way to identify which studies are relevant to a patient’s specific condition, treatment history and disease stage.   

Carebox’s unique ConditionMatch capability allows patients or family members to answer five to ten questions about their condition, treatment history, and personal characteristics related to their illness. Using this information, the platform identifies trials for which the patient is potentially eligible to participate. Next, a small number of more detailed questions associated with the identified trials further pinpoint relevant trials and ensure the patient is properly pre-qualified to be referred to a trial site. ConditionMatch thus simultaneously serves two functions: it identifies potentially relevant trials for patients, and it pre-screens for any such trial that is selected.

Without ConditonMatch, trial sponsors and their patient recruitment vendors must continuously develop and maintain pre-screeners for every study recruitment program. This has very high costs and limits the number of trials that can afford such programs. Without ConditionMatch, the vast majority patients who complete a pre-screener and don’t qualify for the study that they initially thought might be relevant, hit a dead end. 

With ConditionMatch, however, all trials can have recruitment and referral programs. Patients who aren’t eligible for an initial trial of interest are presented with alternatives and can also sign up for automatic notifications about future trial opportunities based on their ConditionMatch questionnaire responses, supporting them throughout their patient journey.

ConditionMatch ensures optimal identification of relevant trials for patients and highly qualified referrals for trial sites. When patients find a promising trial that is relevant, the Carebox platform connects them with nearby research sites directly or via seamless integration with many leading recruitment service providers. It follows up with both the patient and the site – both digitally and with optional call center navigation services - and provides trial sponsors with visibility on outcomes. The platform tracks engagement and activity so trial sponsors better understand the impact of their outreach efforts to refine their strategies for greater effectiveness.

By partnering with dozens of patient advocacy groups, Carebox brings its solution directly to where patients are actively seeking treatment options and guidance. Over the past 18 months, Carebox has nearly doubled the number of advocacy groups, including some of the most respected and well-known nonprofits in the healthcare space, spanning a broad spectrum of diseases.

30 percent of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies use the platform. One such company has implemented a branded version of Carebox Connect that supports almost 100 clinical trials across dozens of therapeutic areas. The platform drives high-quality referrals to research sites and enables streamlined enrollment while delivering operational efficiencies and the flexibility to evolve alongside customer needs.

Carebox Connect delivers on the company’s mission to empower patients and families with clarity and choice while equipping its pharma customers with the tools they need to accelerate clinical trial recruitment and drive better outcomes.

This article was originally featured in Life Sciences Review.