Healing Our Village, Inc (HOV) is an innovative, dynamic health communication corporation, headquartered in Lanham, Maryland with over 26 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry. HOV specializes in targeted advocacy, training, education and outreach for health care professionals and minority communities. HOV possesses a wide variety of experience in market research, professional education (physicians, pharmacists, certified diabetes educators, nursing), advisory/consultant meeting planning, wellness and prevention screening, event planning and production, data collection and reporting, sales force training.

 
 
 
 
Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Patient Recruitment

Healing Our Village, Inc designs customized a patient recruitment videos to facilitate the recruitment of minority patients into the clinical trials.

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEO:

A culturally sensitive patient recruitment video and booklet will be developed to enhance minority patient recruitment and retention into clinical trials. The video will be 15-20 minutes in length. Video will be supplied as a DVD for clinical investigators participating in the trial or as a close circuit hospital network production. Suggestions regarding content and format will be obtained from Sponsor and the Healing Our Village, Scientific Advisory Board. Suggested video vignettes include:

  • Medical Expert – Overview of Clinical trial (purpose, inclusion/exclusion criteria, randomization)
  • Clinical Nurse Coordinator
  • Patient Success Stories

CONTENT AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED:

What is the purpose of a clinical trial

  • Why is it important to have patient participation in clinical trials
  • Example of benefits patients now receive as a result of clinical trials
  • Definitions of a protocol, placebo, control and intervention group
  • Informed consent
  • Randomization protocol
  • Areas of consideration prior to consenting to participate
  • Confidentially and informed consent
  • Explanation of possible side effects and adverse reactions of clinical trial
  • Risks versus benefits of participation

 
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