Driving Patient Awareness, Enrollment & Retention in Hard-to-Reach Populations Through AI-Driven Identification, Patient-Centric Designs & Early Advocacy Collaboration

Every year, billions are invested in clinical research - yet many trials falter when patients are difficult to identify, engage, or retain. Dispersed, underserved, or otherwise hard-to-reach populations often face barriers that slow enrollment and put trial outcomes at risk. For studies involving small, scattered, or underrepresented groups, traditional recruitment approaches fall short. Patients may be hidden from conventional databases, located across multiple regions, or require specialized expertise to engage effectively.

Combined with complex protocols and rising expectations for patient-centric approaches, it’s clear: new strategies are needed to ensure enrollment, retention, and ultimately, successful trial delivery.

Now in its second year, the Patient Recruitment for Rare Disease Trials Summit is the premier forum dedicated to closing this gap. Designed for leaders in Patient Recruitment, Clinical Operations, Patient Advocacy, and Medical Affairs, this summit unites innovators reshaping access to clinical trials across the entire patient journey.

Over three focused days, you’ll explore cutting-edge strategies spanning early patient identification, AI-driven recruitment, and decentralized, patient-centric trial models that support participants from diagnosis through long-term retention. Now is the time to accelerate creative recruitment strategies, deepen early patient engagement, and harness innovative technologies to ensure that no patient - no matter how hard to reach - is left behind in the race for transformative therapies.