In our increasingly digital world, it was only a matter of time before search and social marketing would start to take on an important role in clinical trial patient recruitment. But with shaken trust in data security combined with sensitivities around medical data privacy, will potential patients click?

Matthew Snodgrass and Michael Pearlman from the Syneos Health Digital & Social Strategy team discuss the results of a survey of potential clinical trial participants on their perceptions and opinions of online channels as a means for receiving clinical trial information - and the many opportunities this channel offers for patients and sponsors alike.