Making CKD Clinical Trials More Accessible, Feasible & Patient-Centered: Bridging Research Goals with Real-World Realities

  • Understanding the broader patient experience from both patient, caregiver and clinician perspective
  • Exploring the decision to participate in a clinical trial, and factors that may limit patient involvement
  • Examining strategies to make trials more accessible to patients including geographical, financial and logistical barriers, while fostering open communication between researchers and participants
  • Reducing burden for patients to participate in a clinical trial through innovative strategies