The ultimate guide to purchasing a clinical trial study participant reimbursement system

Originally published on the Greenphire website prior to the merger with Suvoda in 2025.

Looking for a clinical research participant reimbursement system?

You could be inadvertently increasing your site staff burden!

Clinical trials have become more complex and burdensome for participants. Despite this trend, there is something that can be done to help with one of the leading reasons patients fail to enroll or fail to stay enrolled in studies: provide immediate travel reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses and study visit milestone payments associated with the trial.

In this guide we discuss:

• Steps to evaluate and vet clinical trial reimbursement technology
• 10 things to consider before purchasing participant reimbursement technology for your site
• Why gift cards and one-time-use debit cards might not be the best option for your patient reimbursement needs