HHS Seeks Clinical Trial Overhaul, Weighs $2,000 Support for Patient Costs
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Updated · Букви · Aug 22
HHS Seeks Clinical Trial Overhaul, Weighs $2,000 Support for Patient Costs
1 articles · Updated · Букви · Aug 22
Summary
June plans from HHS would simplify how U.S. clinical trials are run and solicit proposals to reimburse patients for travel and lodging, targeting a major barrier to enrollment.
Up to 86% of trials miss enrollment targets on time as repeated visits, distance from academic medical centers, and out-of-pocket costs such as copays, parking, childcare and lost wages deter participation.
Survey data show demand is not the main problem: 71% of adults with chronic conditions said they would join a trial if offered, yet only 9% of adults had ever been invited in a 2020-based study.
Congress is also being pressed to act: nearly 200 patient and community groups in July urged the Senate to pass the Clinical Trial Modernization Act, which would cover medical and nonmedical costs and shield up to $2,000 in participant support from taxes.