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

Speakers:

Ron Perrone

Professor of Medicine

Tufts Medical Center

Veronika Testa

Registered Nurse

Tufts Medical Center

Lynne Yao

Director DPMH/FDA

US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Michelle richarfson

Associate Director, Patient- Centered Research & Clinical Outcomes Assessment

Otsuka

Cody Fiduccia

Former Clinical Trial Participant

Tufts Medical Center