Not all cohorts are the same
Conducting clinical trials across generations poses challenges. Geriatric and paediatric trials require distinct designs to address their specific needs.
Despite older adults being the main users of many medications, especially for chronic NCDs, they are under-represented in trials. Participation, recruitment, and retention are difficult. Many studies even impose age limits.
Paediatric trials face similar recruitment issues, compounded by complex consent processes and the variability of developing bodies.
As a result, there’s a knowledge gap in treatment efficacy for children and seniors, since most research focuses on young & middle-aged adults. The dilemma is trials require larger cohorts of children and seniors but are harder to recruit. Until now...
Together, we go further
As patient generated data (RWD) can be produced off-clinic, technology can assist. However, the accessibility constraints among the very young and old still exist, particularly when wearable device data (IoT) is not applicable, or lack the breath to meet data collection requirements.
As noink allows for a trusted family member or carer to record on behalf of a vulnerable person, this participation challenge is now solved. noink produces a full audit trail of who recorded what for whom; and when.
This extra trialist inclusion can be thought of increasing your potential cohort vertically, increasing the potential participant pool of a clinical trial to younger and older age groups.
There’s more
Trialist participation issues aside, the multi-user functionality of noink gives potential trialists the ability to have off-study data recorded on their behalf. Irrespective of any trial, it assists caregivers in managing the health of a vulnerable loved one, even remotely.
This added utility to assist families in their health journey beyond any trial increases engagement, leading to easier participant recruitment and retention. You can offer patients a tool with utility far beyond the data needs of a clinical trial.
For families not engaged with clinical trials noink allows you to monitor the health of a loved one even if they do not live with you.
Reflecting the reality of complex care for the elderly and very young, you can have professional carers in your circle of trust and make sure your loved ones are receiving the care they deserve.