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Article: Clinical trial websites: a promising tool for improving processes & reducing costs. (Market Research Studies).
- Article from:
- Biomedical Market Newsletter
- Article date:
- August 31, 2002
- Author:
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Released: May 2002
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PURPOSE
To assess the role of clinical trial websites in fostering informed consent and of institutional review boards (IRBs) in overseeing the information on these websites.
FINDINGS
Clinical trial websites are emerging as an important recruitment strategy.
Clinical trial websites are growing in popularity. Total visitors on the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) website, CancerNet, increased from an average of 500,000 visitors per week in May 2000 to an average of 700,000 visitors per week in May 2001.
Another site, CenterWatch, saw the average number of visitors increase ...