Site Characteristics Influencing the Translation of Clinical Research Into Clinical Practice.

Investigative sites participating in clinical trials play an instrumental role in aiding market adoption. Site experiences in clinical research help physician investigators and research professionals gain familiarity with and exposure to investigational treatments. This knowledge may be passed on to sponsor companies and may ultimately assist in positioning new products and driving commercialization success.

Unfulfilled translation opportunities in industry sponsored clinical trials.

Knowledge generated by site representatives through their participation in clinical trials is valuable for testing new products in use and obtaining final market approval. The leverage of this important knowledge is however challenged as the former direct relationships between in-house staff in the industry and site representatives are changing. The process of clinical trials has increased in complexity over the years, resulting in additional management layers.