Fast, Targeted and Reliable Recruitment For Digestive Health Research
Recruitment can make or break your study. At the Functional Gut Clinic, we deliver speed, quality, and compliance—connecting you with the right participants through innovative strategies and our trusted networks.
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Why Recruitment Matters
Functional Gut Clinic
Finding the right participants is often the biggest challenge in a clinical trial. Slow recruitment can delay the timelines of customers, stakeholders, and funders to launch or validate their products.
Other CROs
Generic study templates
Limited GI expertise
No biomarker integration
No claims guidance
Slower recruitment
No HCP interpretation
We make it simple, fast, and effective.
How we recruit
We use a range of recruitment strategies which are proven to deliver rapid, targeted recruitment with high retention rates.
1. Participant Database
- 4,000+ individuals signed up to hear about research opportunities.
- Each individual has completed a symptom questionnaire, enabling targeted outreach.
2. Social Media Network
- 30,000+ followers across Functional Gut Clinic and Tummy MOT accounts.
- Paid campaigns using ethically approved materials to reach beyond our current audience.
3. Healthcare Professional Network
Referrals from 400+ healthcare professionals nationwide, including gastroenterologists, GPs, surgeons, and consultants.
4. High clinical throughput
10,000+ patients per year undergo testing with us.
Tummy MOT
Database
Our participant database was built through Tummy MOT — our free online digestive health platform.
4,000+ individuals signed up to hear about research opportunities.
Each individual completed a symptom questionnaire, enabling targeted outreach.
Social Media
Network
30,000+ followers across Functional Gut Clinic and Tummy MOT accounts.
Paid campaigns using ethically approved materials to reach beyond our current audience.
Healthcare Professional
Network
Referrals from 400+ healthcare professionals nationwide, including gastroenterologists, GPs, surgeons, and consultants.
High clinical throughput
10,000+ patients per year undergo testing with us.
Every patient is asked if they’d like to be contacted about research opportunities.
Proven results that speak for themselves
Recruitment is not just about speed - it is about quality and retention. At the Functional Gut Clinic, we consistently exceed industry-leading recruitment times and retention rates, ensuring your study stays on track and delivers reliable data.
Study Type
Sample Size
Time to Recruit
Retention Rate
RCT of novel medicine in
IBS-C & IBS-D
120
5 Months
>95%
RCT of novel food
supplement in IBS-D
36
3 Months
>90%
RCT of food supplement
in healthy individuals
36
1 Month
>95%
Open-label study of
food supplement in
healthy individuals
60
3 Months
>90%
Why work with the Functional Gut Clinic
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