INTRODUCTION TO FOX TRIAL FINDER. Accelerating Clinical Trial Recruitment Online

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1 INTRODUCTION TO FOX TRIAL FINDER Accelerating Clinical Trial Recruitment Online

2 MJFF WAS FOUNDED WITH CLEAR OBJECTIVES Drive the best Parkinson s disease research Deliver improved therapies and a cure The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 2

3 HOW DO WE GET TO CURES?» It typically takes $1 billion and decades to develop new treatments» Clinical trials are the final step on the path to drug development Discovery Target Validation Therapeutic Development Pre-Clinical Testing Clinical Testing (I, II, III) Regulatory Approval Recruiting Parkinson s patients and healthy control volunteers is a rate limiting step in the drug development process The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 3

4 CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT» 85% of all clinical trials face delays and 30% never get off the ground due to a lack of volunteers» Though 60% of people with Parkinson s say they would be willing to participate in a trial, fewer than 10% actually enroll Under-enrollment in trials slows the progress toward breakthroughs and deters investment in Parkinson s research The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 4

5 WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE DRUG DEVELOPMENT FASTER AND LESS EXPENSIVE?» Hundreds, sometimes thousands of volunteers are needed at the clinical stage» Both Parkinson s patients and healthy control volunteers are eligible» The more volunteers we have for Parkinson s clinical trials, the sooner we will have new treatments, and ultimately, a cure No amount of funding or resources can make up for a lack of clinical trial volunteers The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 5

6 FOX TRIAL FINDER MATCHES VOLUNTEERS TO TRIALS THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 6

7 OUR GOAL: HELPING YOU KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE» Fox Trial Finder is about making sure that you know about the trials going on in your own backyard» Both Parkinson s patients and healthy control volunteers are eligible» Volunteers are matched to trials that are looking for someone with the same demographic characteristics, medication history, diagnosis duration, etc» Volunteers can then connect directly online and anonymously with members of the trial team to learn more Fox Trial Finder makes it easy to act on the intention to get involved in research The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 7

8 CLINICAL TRIAL MATCHING: HOW IT WORKS Volunteer completes profile Possible matches identified Volunteer can mark interest or contact study team Coordinator reviews anonymous profile Match is explored further offline The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 8

9 CREATING YOUR PROFILE: LOCATION, AGE, GENDER, MEDICAL HISTORY The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 9

10 EXPLORING THE MATCH PROCESS: SUGGESTED MATCHES» Volunteers can review their suggested matches in more detail by clicking on the name of the trial The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 10

11 EXPLORING THE MATCH PROCESS: TRIAL DETAILS» Trial details provide in depth information about the trial, including: Purpose Description Focus Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Site Locations Contact information The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 11

12 TAKING ACTION: INDICATE INTEREST OR SEND A MESSAGE» Indicate interest» Send messages to trial teams» Name, and all identifying information will never be released, unless provided by volunteer The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 12

13 NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT FUTURE TRIALS» alerts are sent when a new message is added to the database and when a new trial begins recruitment The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 13

14 JOIN FOX TRIAL FINDER AND HELP SPEED PD RESEARCH! Sign Up Create a profile at Finder.org Share Tell support groups, family, friends and networks about Fox Trial Finder Contact Send questions & requests for materials to Support@ FoxTrialFinder.org Do More Become an Ambassador and spread the word about the importance research participation The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 14