Clinical Trials

Expanding Access. Advancing Research. Empowering Communities.

Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) offers Clinical Trial Services to connect healthcare providers, researchers, and patients with opportunities to participate in and support clinical research—right here in Delaware.

Leveraging DHIN’s trusted network and powerful data infrastructure, this service is designed to make clinical research more accessible, inclusive, and effective.

What We Do

DHIN’s Clinical Trial Services help close the gap between research and care by:

• Connecting eligible patients with clinical trials that align with their health conditions.
• Supporting providers in identifying and referring patients for relevant studies.
• Promoting equitable access to research, especially for underrepresented communities.
• Speeding up recruitment with secure, consent-based data insights.

Why Work With DHIN?

With decades of experience in secure data exchange and analytics, DHIN offers a unique combination of:

• Comprehensive clinical and claims data from across the state.
• Statewide reach across a diverse patient population.
• Proven expertise in care coordination, public health reporting, and data governance.
• Trusted partnerships with providers, patients, and policymakers.

Key Feature

Smart Matching
DHIN’s analytics tools match patient profiles with active clinical trials, helping researchers and providers find the right participants quickly and efficiently.

Future Prospects

Provider Alerts
Clinicians receive automated notifications within their normal workflows when a patient may be eligible for a trial.

Patient Engagement
Through Health Check Connect, patients can opt in to receive information about relevant clinical trials and express interest directly within their personal health dashboard.

Services for Research Partners

Protocol Matching & Feasibility

• Locate practices with qualifying patient populations for a specific protocol.
• Identify protocols aligned with a practice’s therapeutic focus.
• Run de-identified data queries to assess feasibility and strengthen trial design.

Observational and Registry Studies

• Custom data feeds for non-interventional studies.
• Support for post-market surveillance and Phase IV research.

Cancer Research Support

• Identify candidates for oncology trials.
• Assist with biospecimen collection.
• Provide support for epidemiological studies and Commission on Cancer accreditation.

Patient Candidate Identification

• Streamline recruitment by generating curated patient lists based on inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Minimize staff burden by reducing manual chart reviews.

Integrated Research Support

• Connect with DHIN research partners for regulatory compliance, staff training, and full-service trial execution.

Biospecimen Collection Services

• Enable practices to contribute leftover lab specimens or collect new samples during routine visits.
• Create opportunities for additional revenue and advance diagnostic research.

Let’s Work Together
If you’re a researcher or sponsor interested in collaboration or feasibility inquiries, please complete the form below or reach out to us by email:

Clinical Trials Inquiry Form
clinicaltrials@dhin.org