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薬理と治療
Abstract
Background Recruitment of trial participants is often difficult, and when recruiting, it may be necessary to respond to many inquiries. We recruited participants for the clinical trial using iPS cells for Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a refractory disease with a large number of patients, and iPS cell therapy is of great social interest. Therefore, many inquiries were expected when recruiting. Method We set up a website and a call center dedicated to the trial. We examined the number of inquiries from patients and others regarding this clinical trial, the content of inquiries, and the patient background. Result A total of 783 inquiries were made to Kyoto University during the dedicated call center setting period, of which 611 (78%)were handled by the call center. Total call time at the call center was 55.2 hours. The main contents of the inquiries were on how to participate in the trial, selection criteria, and registration period. Conclusion Many inquiries occurred in a short time when recruiting participants for a trial applying iPS cells to Parkinson’s disease patients. When conducting similar clinical trials in the future, centralizing the contact point to the call center is effective in order to avoid the influence on the normal operation in the hospital.
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