News|Articles|May 11, 2026

Sites Under Pressure: What Clinical Research Sites Need to Operate, Compete, and Deliver

From payment delays and feasibility misalignment to technology burden and AI adoption, clinical research sites are navigating a convergence of pressures that increasingly determine who sponsors work with and how well trials perform.

Clinical research sites are navigating a convergence of mounting pressures: financial instability driven by payment delays, misalignment between protocol demands and site capabilities, technology systems that create more burden than they relieve, and intensifying competition for studies.