It’s no secret that qualitative medical market research takes a lot of planning. From sourcing hard-to-reach patients living with low-incidence rate diseases to organising your research to fit in around healthcare professionals‘ busy schedules, it takes a great deal of work to get a healthcare MR project up and running. And after so much work, the last thing you need is to deal with no-shows on the day. Unfortunately, no matter how water-tight your onboarding process, you can never be 100% sure that all of your respondents will show up. If you’re struggling to deal with last minute dropouts, read on to discover our top tips on how to reduce no-shows in your next medical market research project;

From hectic work schedules and rare therapy areas to low incidence rate diseases and geographical limitations, medical market research can sometimes give even the most competent research team a headache. There can be a lot of bumps on the road to healthcare market research success – and with so much hanging in the balance, it’s not unusual to be faced with dropouts on the day.

When it comes to conducting a medical market research project, one of the first things you need to do is assess exactly how achievable your project is by conducting a thorough feasibility test. Done right, a feasibility test will help you find out exactly how achievable your study is, how realistic your target audience is and give you all the foundations you need on which to build a successful project.

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Market research online communities (MROC)are becoming more and more popular in healthcare market research. The benefits can be unbeatable for researchers, allowing them to conduct research with expert HCPs or patients online in a one-to-one or group setting and enabling them to gain insights from a fresh perspective that just wouldn’t be possible with traditional methods. There are also a number of benefits for participants, too, with online communities fitting in around HCP’s busy schedules and providing a good solution for hard-to-reach, low-incidence patients or those who would prefer to take part in research from the comfort of their own home.

It’s no secret that a market research study is only as good as its weakest respondent. After all, your respondents are fundamental to the success of your project and can be the difference between insightful results and fieldwork that falls flat. However, sourcing quality respondents can be difficult even with the most generic of target groups – and as soon as you add the additional criteria that comes with healthcare market research into the mix, recruiting respondents can become even more challenging, especially when dealing with low incidence diseases or healthcare professionals who work in niche areas. In our experience, when it comes recruiting these hard-to-reach respondents, preparation is key. Read on for our top tips on how to be completely prepared, however tricky your target audience;