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Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trials

Strategic solutions that effectively attract, engage, and enroll patients for global clinical trials.

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Accelerating Clinical Trial Enrollment

Full-service creative agency for global patient recruitment for clinical trials.

Stark / Raving is an independently-owned branding and marketing agency specializing in patient recruitment for clinical trials. We raise awareness and accelerate recruitment through results-focused creative strategies, engaging content and design, exceptional digital experiences, and targeted media.

We base our methodology on over 25 years of active industry experience across various therapeutic areas. We’ve streamlined our creative process, operations, and logistics to better prioritize servicing our clients by expediting delivery to keep pace with the speed of clinical research. As one of a few independent agencies, we have the unique ability to quickly pivot and adapt to meet the individual needs of each Sponsor and clinical trial.

Comprehensive Suite of Services
Our award-winning team of creative and operational professionals expertly deliver solutions ranging from print and digital materials, translations, and on-demand printing, audio and video, and global distribution.
Preferred Vendor for Sponsors and CROs
Our ability to successfully scale and accelerate our solutions has made us a go-to resource for the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device companies, and contract research organizations.
Delivering at the Speed of Clinical Research
Our methods have been pressure-tested and refined based on real-world experience across hundreds of clinical studies to meet this critical need on a global scale.
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Our Philosophy and Approach

Empowered patients make informed decisions.

We believe marketing serves a new role in patient recruitment to create personalized narratives speaking directly to a patient’s and healthcare provider’s distinct needs and delivering meaningful value. By embracing transformative forms of communication, we help Sponsors stand at the forefront of our industry’s evolution and lead the conversation. The result? Patients are empowered to make more informed decisions and take a proactive role in managing their pathway to care.

Expertise that adds value and delivers the right patients.

Our team is comprised of branding and marketing professionals who specialize in patient recruitment and continually strive to redefine what it means to connect with health consumers. We have a singular focus–use creativity and a strategic mix of tools and tactics to deliver targeted messages that engage with each member of the study community.

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Street view of a poster design for a cirrhosis patient recruitment campaign

Expertise that adds value and delivers the right patients.

Our team is comprised of branding and marketing professionals who specialize in patient recruitment and continually strive to redefine what it means to connect with health consumers. We have a singular focus–use creativity and a strategic mix of tools and tactics to deliver targeted messages that engage with each member of the study community.

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Bringing clarity to cutting-edge advancements in medical science.

When patients are provided medical information they fully understand, it greatly influences their ability to consider potential treatment options, advocate for themselves, and make informed decisions about their care. Conversely, poor health literacy is often associated with poor outcomes. We serve a vital role in patient recruitment – to speak clearly and directly to each patient’s unique needs and deliver meaningful, relevant information to empower choice.

Promoting diversity and inclusion to benefit scientific discovery.

We share your mission to ensure that all communities benefit from advancements in science and medicine. This is critical to closing the gap in our understanding of diseases, prevention, and the effectiveness of potential treatments across all patient populations regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation.

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Clinical trial for bladder cancer patient recruitment branding

Promoting diversity and inclusion to benefit scientific discovery.

We share your mission to ensure that all communities benefit from advancements in science and medicine. This is critical to closing the gap in our understanding of diseases, prevention, and the effectiveness of potential treatments across all patient populations regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation.

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Solutions for decentralized, hybrid, or traditional clinical trials.

The clinical research landscape is rapidly transforming, giving rise to great opportunities and unique challenges for recruiting study participants. Our wide range of capabilities allows us to tailor our tactical and media strategies to suit any clinical model and patient recruitment or engagement challenge.

Campaign management built on relationships and operational excellence.

We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver high-touch campaign management and customer service. No matter the scope or scale of your project, our campaign management team handles all the details and serves as your trusted point of contact throughout the project. Our proactive approach to account management keeps all stakeholders on task, on time, and on budget. Our goal is to continually operate as a seamless extension of your study team.

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Patient recruitment marketing services for phenylketonuria gene therapy

Campaign management built on relationships and operational excellence.

We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver high-touch campaign management and customer service. No matter the scope or scale of your project, our campaign management team handles all the details and serves as your trusted point of contact throughout the project. Our proactive approach to account management keeps all stakeholders on task, on time, and on budget. Our goal is to continually operate as a seamless extension of your study team.

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Best Practices Born from Real-World Experience

A process that delivers at the speed of clinical research

We understand the critical importance of delivering study materials and campaigns on a global scale in a timely manner without sacrificing quality or accuracy. Our method has been pressure-tested and refined based on real-world experience across hundreds of clinical studies. Our staff has the expertise to guide clinical teams during the process using proven best practices in patient recruitment for clinical trials. And as an independent agency, we can rapidly tailor our process to accommodate the unique requirements Sponsors bring with each study.

.01 — Concept Development
Our team of branding and messaging experts develops multiple creative directions for your selection that effectively differentiate your clinical trial from competing trials.
.02 — Copy and Design
Our creative team develops all content, design layouts, and imagery for your complete suite of study materials focused on streamlining Sponsor review and approvals.
.03 — Review Cycles
Our creative team collaborates with your study team to refine your study's messaging and design elements using strict version controls and edit tracking.
.04 — IRB Submission
We proactively prepare all study materials for production and translations during the IRB submission process so we can quickly move to the next development phase.
.05 — Translations
Our production team works with a network of credentialed, in-country translators to accurately translate, layout, and proofread your study materials so you are fully prepared for rapid EC submissions.
.06 — EC Submissions
Your dedicated project manager collaborates with your study team to proactively monitor ethics committee approvals–by country and language–to streamline the production and distribution process.
.07 — Printing and Kitting
Our production team partners with on-demand printing facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom to expedite your custom study materials' production, packaging, and shipping.
.08 — Distribution
Our team handles all distribution logistics–from securing Importer of Record (IoR) documentation, customs and duties, and inventory management to tracking the delivery of your study toolkits to sites all over the globe.

Our services

Branding
Content Creation
Marketing
Website Development

Service Offerings

CREATIVE

  • Study branding
  • Campaign development
  • Content development
  • Production
  • Outreach campaigns
  • Study toolkits
  • Referring physician materials
  • Advocacy programs
  • Retention items
  • Television
  • Explainer videos
  • Streaming audio
  • Podcasts

WEBSITES

  • Strategic planning
  • Patient-facing websites
  • HCP-facing websites
  • Advocacy websites
  • Content development
  • Design
  • Programming
  • Responsive design
  • Integrations
  • Multi-lingual support
  • Hosting
  • Maintenance
  • Analytics

TRANSLATIONS

  • Supporting 100+ languages
  • Credentialed translators
  • In-country translators
  • QC / QA review process
  • Layout development
  • Proofreading
  • Certificates of translation
  • EC edit management

PRINTING

  • On-demand printing
  • Finishing
  • Kitting
  • Digital proofs
  • US printing facility
  • UK printing facility
  • Version control
  • Inventory management
  • Site resupply
  • Confidential destruction

DISTRIBUTION

  • End-to-end logistics
  • Custom cover letters
  • Domestic shipments: 2 days
  • International shipments: 5 days
  • FedEx, UPS, and DHL / Patheon
  • Site list management
  • Real-time package tracking
  • Importer of Record
  • Customs services
  • VAT / Duties services
  • Database of customs requirements
  • Storage

GLOBAL MEDIA

  • Country analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Media planning
  • Media buying
  • Traditional advertising
  • Digital advertising
  • Awareness campaigns
  • Patient recruitment campaigns
  • Referring physician campaigns
  • Advocacy group engagement
  • Social media campaigns
  • Reporting and optimizations

Learn how we can put our solutions to work for your clinical trial.

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