Needham and Company achieves its mission through our five divisions:

PatientQuest reaches into patient populations through personal interviews, e-surveys and focus groups to provide analysis of the psychographics and demographics of the desired patient population. PatientQuest utilizes the same tactics to learn about clinician attitudes and beliefs regarding a Sponsor, a clinical study, their patients and specific treatment approaches.

Patient Recruitment Strategy provides protocol feasibility analysis regarding patient enrollment, adherence and retention strategies and tactical support in Phases II to IV of clinical research. PRS utilizes innovative techniques and insights from PatientQuest’s research in developing strategies and tactics that identify and remove the barriers to full study participation.

Lack of training in the nuances of successful recruitment planning and execution can result in the inability to deliver predictable recruitment outcomes. Our training programs blend site-focused support strategies and the value of point-of-care tactics with the need to deliver a clear study value proposition using personal communication expertise.
Our classroom based and distance learning programs provide multiple venues of specialized recruitment, enrollment, retention and adherence training programs to:

• Investigators, Study Coordinators or Site Recruitment Staff
• Regional CRAs and Medical Liaison Specialists
• Sponsor Compound Development teams and Clinical Project Managers
• Sponsor Recruitment Strategists and Site Liaison Managers
• Regulatory Affairs Managers
• Contracts & Outsourcing Managers and RFP Proposal writers
• CRO Project Managers, Recruitment Staff and Business Development personnel
  
  

Survey results indicate that many sites feel there is no one to support their individual needs, challenges and concerns regarding recruitment or retention. Additionally, sites report that they would rather receive this support from someone other than the CRA or study monitor.

For Sponsor or CRO Project Teams, Access to Strategists provides contract strategists for the planning and initiation of a study. These services include:

• Contract Recruitment and Retention Strategist support to teams
• Fully trained recruitment strategists at your location or virtually
• From a 0.5 to 1.0 FTE
• Completely supported strategy and tactics
  
  

Clinical Trial Brands provides creative services to brand your study. Site surveys tell us that branding your study results in better recall and promotes keeping the study top of mind for the investigator and site staff.