One sequence, two startup intervals
Selection to activation and activation to first screening are consecutive intervals. Together, they describe the full path from selection to the first screening visit.
Phase 2b · Cardiovascular startup
Startup speed begins before activation.
Budget, regulatory, and IRB work advanced together while the team prepared a candidate pipeline. Operational readiness and patient readiness developed in parallel.
Explore the work behind the resultDocumented result
43days from site selection to first screening28days from selection to activation
15days from activation to first screening
5in the initial group subsequently randomized
The work behind the result
Site readiness and patient readiness moved together.
Parallel startup work needed clear ownership, working access, and candidates prepared for screening.
Parallel startup workstreams
Budget, regulatory, and IRB requirements needed to move forward together.
How WCR responded
WCR advanced these activities in parallel. Frequent communication kept responsibilities and outstanding requirements visible as the site prepared for activation.
Staff access and readiness
The team needed the necessary system access before study work could begin.
How WCR responded
Staff coordinated access requirements and readiness tasks. Technology helped organize workflows, with continued communication to keep unresolved items in view.
Recruitment preparation before activation
A ready site also needed candidates prepared to take the next step.
How WCR responded
An existing candidate pipeline and early engagement allowed recruitment preparation to progress alongside operational startup.
Outcomes in context
The initial group progressed
Five participants in the initial group subsequently randomized. This is an early-group result, not the study’s total randomized population; no randomization deadline is assigned.
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