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      Marketing and clinical trials : a case study

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      Publication date
      20/11/2007
      Author
      Francis, David
      Roberts, Ian
      Elbourne, Diana R.
      Shakur, Haleema
      Knight, Rosemary C.
      Garcia, Jo
      Snowdon, Claire
      Entwistle, Vikki
      McDonald, Alison Mary
      Grant, Adrian Maxwell
      Campbell, Marion Kay
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      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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      Francis, D., Roberts, I., Elbourne, D.R., Shakur, H., Knight, R.C., Garcia, J., Snowdon, C., Entwistle, V.A., McDonald, A.M., Grant, A.M., and Campbell, M.K. (2007). Marketing and clinical trials : a case study. Trials [Online], 8(37). Available from: http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/8/1/37 [Accessed 8 February 2008].
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      http://hdl.handle.net/2164/183
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      http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-8-37
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