Utilizing a Mobile Clinical Trials Unit: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Eight Years of Experience

There are both pros and cons associated with the operation of a mobile clinical trials unit, especially when the unit itself is only semi-mobile. While the unit is ideal for furthering community outreach and for observational studies, the costs of moving and maintaining the unit without a consistent funding source and without consistent study visits to bring in revenue has resulted in the retirement of the mobile clinical trials unit at our site. Transferring the unit to another community engagement team within our institution was determined to be the best option for the future use of the unit.