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Patient engagement panel to focus on trial participation

October 9, 2017 9:15 PM UTC

Improving clinical trial recruitment, retention and results communication will be the focus of the inaugural meeting of FDA's Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) on Oct. 11-12.

In background materials posted by FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) on Monday, the agency noted that patient input on clinical trial design could lead to faster enrollment, more diverse patient populations, and use of endpoints that are meaningful to patients...