ABSTRACT
In response to the need for improved communication between those who conduct clinical research and those who participate in it, BBK Healthcare, Inc. has developed the Good Recruitment PracticeѠњ (GRP) initiative. Similar in spirit to the established Good Clinical Practice (GCP) construct for designing and conducting research studies, the goal of GRP is to create a new industry standard for optimizing the patient and investigator recruitment process. Incorporating GRP principles early saves sponsors time and money while protecting the patient’s experience through enrollment and participation. With a decreasing number of clinical investigators and an increasing demand for clinical research potentially reaching a crisis proportion, GRP also offers techniques to foster awareness and education as well as improve public perception of clinical research.
