Marken partners with GlobalCare 03 June 2014

Marken has forged a global co-marketing relationship with GlobalCare Clinical Trials, Ltd, a leading global provider of ambulant health care services for clinical trials. Marken’s Direct to Patient (DTP) Home Delivery Service provides delivery of clinical trial materials directly to a patient’s home as well as retrieval of biological specimens for testing, with quality guaranteed through full temperature monitoring (when required) from pick up to delivery. Now, Marken’s DTP services can be combined with GlobalCare Clinical Trials’ network of clinicians to offer a comprehensive home-based solution for clinical trials.

GlobalCare Clinical Trials conducts study visits at patients’ homes or other convenient locations via its global network of travelling clinicians to facilitate trials for a variety of indications and all age groups. The combination of Marken and GlobalCare provides clients with a comprehensive solution.

The industry realises the clear need to create a more patient-centric approach that will improve willingness and ability for patients to participate in clinical trials.

Patient recruitment and retention is one of the biggest challenges in clinical trials. Bringing the trial to the patient’s home provides advantages from both compliance and patient retention perspectives. Patients unable to travel to the investigator site for each visit may instead conveniently receive treatment, assessments or have bloods drawn at home for selected protocol visits. Patients who face travel challenges due to remote location or current health condition may find this option a compelling reason to participate and remain enrolled in a clinical trial.