What changed
- A two-year enrollment delay was reversed in seven months.
- Local advocacy, patient networks, and community outreach created qualified demand.
- Patient sharing tools extended reach beyond the sponsor’s existing channels.
Case Study: Parkinson's Disease
We helped a delayed Parkinson’s trial get back on track by turning community outreach into qualified, consent-ready referrals.
3,039
patients connected with resources
135
eligible, interested referrals
38
advanced to consent stage
6X
higher monthly consent rate
Before vs. WeHealth
Traditional Method
- Patients consented
- 31
- Time
- 24 months
- Per month
- 1-2
WeHealth
- Patients consented
- 38
- Time
- 7 months
- Per month
- 5-7
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Problem
We partnered with a major research center that was recruiting a rare subset of Parkinson’s Disease patients with specific reactions to a commonly prescribed therapy.
2 years into the recruitment phase of the trial, they had only enrolled 31 patients, 36% of their goal.
The sponsor was over budget and concerned that they would not be able to complete enrollment by their deadline.
Our approach
We engaged the local Parkinson’s community in California using 5 approaches:
- Existing patients in the client network
- Partnering with advocacy groups and patient influencers
- Scraping social media pages
- Tapping our database of patients
- Cold outreach to local community groups for support
Once engaged, we provided patients with sharing tools to reach their extended network, connecting them with resources and, if eligible, our client’s clinical trial.
Results
WeHealth connected 3,039 patients with Parkinson’s resources in 7 months, including 135 eligible and interested Parkinson’s patients referred to our client’s clinical trial. 38 made it through the client phone screen to consent stage. The client is now back on track to complete the study on time and on budget. Our efforts improved the client’s rate of consent by more than 6X per month.
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