{"id":510,"date":"2020-11-03T23:03:20","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T23:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/?page_id=510"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:02:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:02:45","slug":"clinical-trial-patient-survey-research-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/clinical-trial-patient-survey-research-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Valve Patient Survey Reveals &#8220;Missed Opportunities&#8221; for Clinical Trial Awareness &#038; Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HeartValveSurgery.com, a leading patient advocacy group for patients with heart valve disease, today released results of a new survey finding that most heart valve patients are \u201cnot very aware\u201d of clinical trials, but most patients would consider enrolling in a clinical trial.<\/p>\n<p>The nationwide survey was conducted online \u2013 from October 13 to 19, 2020 \u2013 among 1,157 patients previously diagnosed with aortic, mitral, tricuspid and\/or pulmonary valve disease. Over 72% of survey respondents were 60 years of age or older.<\/p>\n<p>The survey found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly three out of four (73%) heart valve patients are \u201cnot very aware\u201d of clinical trials.<\/li>\n<li>73% of heart valve patients surveyed cannot name and describe one clinical trial.<\/li>\n<li>90% of pre-operative patients want to learn about clinical trials.<\/li>\n<li>Only 4% of heart valve patients surveyed have participated in a clinical trial, yet 59% of heart valve patients would consider enrolling in a clinical trial.<\/li>\n<li>Just 13% of heart valve patients surveyed have visited ClinicalTrials.gov to learn about clinical trials.<\/li>\n<li>99% of heart valve patients would visit a new \u2018Clinical Trials\u2019 section at HeartValveSurgery.com to learn about clinical trials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/profileImages\/167_129_172.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Marc Gillinov\" width=\"129\" height=\"172\" \/>Dr. Marc Gillinov (Cleveland Clinic)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that 73% of heart valve patients have little visibility to clinical trials is a missed opportunity,\u201d said Dr. Marc Gillinov, the Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. \u201cPatients deserve access to the information that can optimize their care \u2013 including clinical trials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Images\/heart-valve-patient-survey-clinical-trial-awareness-chart.jpg\" alt=\"Patient Survey: Clinical Trial Awareness Level for Heart Valve Patients\" width=\"650\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the past 20 years, therapeutic innovations evaluated through clinical trials have transformed the treatment of heart valve disease \u2013 a cardiac disorder which impacts more than 5 million Americans. For example, aortic stenosis is now treated without an incision to the chest or ribs using transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) devices.<\/p>\n<p>The expense and the time required to enroll patients in a clinical trial, however, can be prohibitive. The median cost to conduct a clinical trial that leads to an approval of a medical device is $94 million on average, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately, heart valve patients often have no idea how to learn about or enroll in a clinical trial. According to the new survey, 87% of heart valve patients have never visited ClinicalTrials.gov, the largest clinical trials website managed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Images\/michael-mack-heart-valve-patient-survey.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Mack\" width=\"145\" height=\"186\" \/>Dr. Michael Mack (Baylor Scott &amp; White Health)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis survey revealed valuable insights about patient perceptions specific to clinical trials,\u201d said Dr. Michael Mack, Chairman of Baylor Scott &amp; White Health Research Institute and the national co-principal investigator of the PARTNER 3 clinical trial of TAVR. \u201cNot only do patients want to learn about and consider enrolling in clinical trials \u2013 patients know why, how and where they want to access that information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Actionable solutions for patient needs, specific to clinical trial education, were also revealed in the survey. The top three educational resources requested by heart valve patients are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive websites with detailed information about clinical trials (86%)<\/li>\n<li>Educational videos with doctors describing clinical trials (63%)<\/li>\n<li>Downloadable brochures about clinical trials (47%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/profileImages\/195_129_152.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Patrick McCarthy\" width=\"129\" height=\"152\" \/>Dr. Patrick McCarthy (Northwestern Medicine)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to this survey, we have new evidence that heart valve patients have a deep interest in learning as much as they can about clinical trials,\u201d said Dr. Patrick McCarthy, Executive Director at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and the national co-principal investigator of the MitraClip REPAIR MR research study for patients with severe mitral regurgitation. \u201cThese survey findings indicate that a wider understanding of relevant clinical trials could stimulate patient enrollment, which is often considered the Achilles\u2019 heel of clinical trials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Download the Free Research Report<\/h2>\n<p>To share additional findings from the survey, HeartValveSurgery.com published a complimentary research report, \u201cHeart Valve Clinical Trials: Missed Opportunities for Patient Awareness &amp; Enrollment\u201d. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Heart-Valve-Clinical-Trial-Research-Report-Missed-Oppportunites-for-Patient-Awareness-and-Enrollment.pdf\">Click here to download the report.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Heart-Valve-Clinical-Trial-Research-Report-Missed-Oppportunites-for-Patient-Awareness-and-Enrollment.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Images\/patient-survey-results-available.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Valve Clinical Trials Report with Patient Survey\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducated patients are empowered patients,\u201d said Adam Pick, patient advocate and HeartValveSurgery.com founder. \u201cAs a result of this survey, HeartValveSurgery.com will develop new educational initiatives and technologies to address patient needs specific to clinical trials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About HeartValveSurgery.com<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2006, HeartValveSurgery.com is the largest educational resource and community of patients with heart valve disease. This award-winning and HON-code certified website, which is sponsored by 40+ cardiac centers, has helped more than 10 million people manage and treat heart valve disease. The mission of the website is to educate and empower patients from diagnosis through recovery using novel technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"cms.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"class_list":["post-510","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-adams-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3835,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510\/revisions\/3835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}