Relationships supported an earlier start
Recruitment began with an existing connection to the investigator’s practice. Prescreening and engagement helped candidates prepare while the team organized the broader appointment plan.
Phase 3b · Obesity and weight maintenance
Established relationships. Faster recruitment.
Patients from the investigator’s private practice formed the candidate pool. Early prescreening and engagement helped recruitment move forward while WCR coordinated research visits, outside assessments, and counseling.
Explore the work behind the resultDocumented result
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8subsequently randomized
The work behind the result
Connect patient access with the full appointment plan.
Recruitment and coordination extended from the investigator’s practice to outside assessments and counseling.
A narrowly defined participant pool
Recruitment needed to reach people who fit this obesity and weight-maintenance study, which excluded diabetes.
How WCR responded
WCR worked with patients from the investigator’s private practice and began prescreening and engagement early.
Competitive recruitment
Study opportunities competed for a limited pool of potential participants.
How WCR responded
Established practice relationships gave the team a starting point for timely conversations about eligibility and interest in research.
Appointments beyond the research site
Outside assessments and counseling added to the research-visit schedule.
How WCR responded
Staff coordinated ophthalmology appointments, nutrition services, and lifestyle counseling alongside research appointments.
Outcomes in context
Screening and randomization had different clocks
All eight screened participants subsequently randomized. The less-than-one-month milestone describes screening, not the timing of every randomization.
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