Methodology

Transforming Patient Recruitment

C6 transforms recruitment with our unique customer acquisition domain expertise.  Our methodology combines proven lead generation and lead management processes with our purpose-built Engage CRM and marketing automation platform to deliver scalable solutions to enhance performance—all within a sustainable pricing model.

Misplaced Investments & Misaligned Accountability

The clinical research industry currently struggles with misplaced patient recruitment investments and misaligned accountability. Study sponsors devote sizable budgets towards centralized patient marketing campaigns that do not align to site’s needs, while providing minimal funding for sites themselves to conduct outreach. Despite sites bearing ultimate responsibility for attracting, screening, and enrolling patients, they have little input or control over recruitment spending.

This disconnect between recruitment budget allocation and enrollment obligations creates significant friction and systemic inefficiency.

Shifting recruitment investments directly to sites, empowering them and aligning payment to performance are requisite to unlock expertise and optimization.

Problems in Clinical Trial Recruitment

Misaligned Incentives

Sites receive free leads from central recruitment campaigns, reducing motivation for sites to invest in and improve their own recruitment. Managing the process is operationally costly for sites, so sites view the recruitment function as a cost-center.

Lack of Customer Acquisition Expertise

Some research sites have limited customer acquisition capabilities, limited resources and ineffective processes to manage leads. Generally sites don’t invest in “patient marketing & recruitment” operations or technology, so when provided advertising funds or central campaign leads, their effectiveness is questionable.

Poor Patient Experience

Central campaigns use tactics that blind the site brand to the patient and this approach misses the opportunity to establish the vital local site-patient relationship needed for recruitment, enrollment and retention.

The C6 Methodology

The C6 approach frames recruitment as a revenue growth opportunity for sites, not a cost center. Our methodology empowers sites to build sustainable capabilities through the following pillars:

Recruitment Drives Growth

Investing in recruitment generates site revenue and profit, expanding patient access to clinical research.

Sites Own Local Outreach

Sites control branding, messaging, and audience targeting to establish community connections.

Track Patient Acquisition Cost

Investing in recruitment generates site revenue and profit, expanding patient access to clinical research.

Performance-Based Pricing

Sites negotiate sponsorship contracts that tie payment directly to delivered recruitment milestones, including intake, consent and randomization.

Optimization of Recruitment Operations

Sites need processes, technology, and personnel dedicated to optimizing the inbound lead management process, like a sales team.

Align Partner Incentives with Sponsor Goals

Sites thrive when working with vendors incentivized by shared outcomes over volume-based arrangements. Partners like C6 who offer cost-per-patient pricing fit the bill.