Feasibility
As part of the process leading up to a company’s decision regarding which countries and hospitals should be offered the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial, it is common to carry out a so-called feasibility, i.e. the company sends requests via its local representative to potential investigators to find out if the study may be relevant for them.
Questions that need to be answered can be e.g.:
- Is the patient population available?
- Are there competing studies on the same population?
- Does the hospital have the necessary resources (personnel, equipment) to conduct the trial?
- Is the logistics of the trial feasible (are there e.g. lab samples to be taken outside of normal working hours)?
Feasibility inquiries often have a short response deadline. A timely response is important in order to be considered for participation