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The Patient Motivation Pyramid and Patient-Centricity in Early Clinical Development

Author(s): Thijs van Iersel *, Jocelyn Courville, Cathalijne van Doorne, Remco A. Koster and Christina Fawcett

Volume 17, Issue 1, 2022

Page: [8 - 17] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/1574884716666210427115820

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Abstract

Background: It has been recognized that patients should be involved in the design of clinical trials. However, there is a lack of agreement on what patient-centricity means.

Methods: In this article, a Patient Motivation Pyramid based on Maslow’s theory of human motivation is introduced as a tool to identify patient needs. This pyramid is used to make a comprehensive overview of options to implement a patient-centric trial design. The Pyramid with the described options can help to identify patient-centric activities suitable for given drug development. The current article further describes the potential benefits of patient-centric trial designs with an emphasis on early clinical development. Especially in early clinical development, during which trials have many assessments per patient, and the safety and clinical efficacy are uncertain, patient-centric trial design can improve feasibility. Finally, we present three case examples on patient-centric trial design. The first example is seeking patient input on the trial design for a First-in-Human trial which includes patients with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. The second example is the use of a video-link for home dosing. The final example is the use of digital medicine in a decentralized trial in heart failure patients.

Results: A comprehensive overview of patients’ needs can be accomplished by building a Patient Motivation Pyramid as a tool. Patient input can lead to improved endpoints, improved feasibility, better recruitment, less dropout, less protocol amendments, and higher patient satisfaction. The use of digital medicine can lead to a trial design with much less visits to the clinical research center in early clinical development and in a later development phase, even to a complete virtual trial.

Conclusion: We recommend using the Patient Motivation Pyramid as a structural approach for identifying elements of patient-centricity. Secondly, we recommend starting using patient-centric approaches in an early phase of the medicine’s lifecycle.

Keywords: Patient-centric, early clinical development, home-based, decentralized trial, survey, patient motivation pyramid.

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