The data behind the decision. The experts behind the answer.

Independent consulting that turns Citeline’s trial, site and real-world data into a clear recommendation for your study.

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What is Citeline Consulting & Analytics?

Data-led advice for every stage of trial planning

Our experts use Citeline’s trial, site and patient data, and AI-driven analysis to drive recommendations for feasibility, shape protocols, plan recruitment and choose the right sites.
What makes the recommendation different

Proprietary data, expert interpretation, no conflicting interest

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Data others can't reach

57% more trial coverage than public registries capture, plus linked real-world patient data.

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People who know the area

Experts who read the data in the context of your indication — not a dataset to interpret yourself.

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No conflicting interest

We don't run trials or operate sites, so sponsors use us to pressure-test plans from elsewhere.

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Scoped to the question

From a single country assessment to a full strategy. The analysis stops when your question is answered.

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Services and engagements

What can Citeline Consulting & Analytics do for your study?

Scoped to a specific question, delivered as a recommendation — not a raw data extract.
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Feasibility as a Service

Protocol, country, and site feasibility, grounded in real trial performance and patient data.

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Patient population planning

Plan for a diverse, representative trial population, with evidence-based targets and the site strategy to deliver them.

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Real-world data optimization

Expert analysis of integrated real-world data, delivered as recommendations, not an extract.

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Protocol design optimization

Eligibility, endpoints and design tested against comparable trials and real patients.

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Landscape mapping

Competitive and pipeline assessment showing concentration, competition and white space.

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Epidemiology analysis

Disease burden, prevalence, and patient distribution to underpin strategy and country selection.

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Site and investigator lists

Prioritized recommendations built from patient access and trial experience, not familiarity.

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Clinical data packages

Curated data assembled around your question, delivered analysis-ready for your teams.

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Custom dashboards

Citeline and real-world data visualized for your indication, refreshed on an agreed cadence.

Feasibility as a Service, in detail

Can this study recruit? Where? At which sites?

Feasibility as a Service answers three connected questions across protocol, country and site.
Feasibility type Question it answers What we do
Protocol feasibility Is this protocol realistically recruitable as written? We develop and pressure-test your inclusion and exclusion criteria to establish the clinically and demographically relevant patient landscape, and whether your requirements can realistically be recruited.
Country feasibility Where should this study run? We analyze competitive trials, study timelines, enrollment metrics, protocol-matched patient populations and geographic distribution to inform country selection.
Site feasibility Which sites should we prioritize? We prioritize sites within your selected countries on protocol-matched patient availability, relevant trial experience and limited competitive trial engagement.
How an engagement works

What happens from first call to recommendation?

Five stages, from a no-cost scoping conversation through to follow-through into execution.
How it compares

The Citeline advantage

Consideration In-house Your CRO Citeline C&A
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Underlying data Public registries, missing trials no public source captures Their own operational history — thin outside it 60,000+ sources, 199,000+ sites, linked real-world patient data
Independence Exposed to assumptions already held inside the team The party recommending the plan is paid to deliver it No stake in the operational outcome
Therapeutic expertise Deep in familiar areas, limited entering a new one Varies by the team assigned to your account Analysts matched to your therapeutic area
Patient-level evidence Rarely available; licensing is a separate exercise Usually site-reported, not drawn from patient data Protocol-matched populations from linked claims, lab and EMR
Speed Constrained by capacity and competing priorities Tied to the contracting cycle and their queue A discrete engagement with an agreed timeline
What you receive An analysis only as strong as the data behind it A proposal framed around a delivery model A recommendation with reasoning and assumptions exposed
After the decision Execution planned separately Continuity, on the CRO's terms Carries into site selection, recruitment and our platform
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Frequently Asked Questions

Citeline Consulting & Analytics helps sponsors and CROs plan better trials. Our analysts combine Citeline’s trial, site and investigator data, linked real-world patient data and AI-powered insights to answer your toughest questions on feasibility, protocol design, site selection and representative enrollment.
Engagements are scoped to your question, so cost depends on breadth — from a single country feasibility assessment to a full development strategy. We provide a scoping range on request, and pricing is confirmed in a written scope before any work begins.
Timelines are agreed during scoping and depend on the breadth of the question. A discrete feasibility assessment moves faster than a full development strategy; we confirm a typical range for your engagement type during the scoping conversation.
No. We work with organizations of any size, with or without an existing Citeline relationship, and the data needed for your engagement is included in it.
A CRO advises on a plan it will be paid to deliver, drawing on its own operational history. Citeline holds no stake in the execution and works from curated intelligence spanning the whole industry, which is why sponsors use us to test proposals they have already received.
Our consultants use Citeline’s expert-curated data on clinical trials, sites and investigators worldwide, including real enrollment performance. We combine this with linked real-world patient data, including claims, EHR, lab and prescription records, and AI-powered insights.
Yes. Recommendations are delivered with the data, the reasoning and the assumptions behind them, so your team can interrogate the conclusion and defend it internally.
Yes. Engagements operate under confidentiality terms agreed before work begins, and your protocol and study information are never used outside your engagement.
Where you want to act on it, the same intelligence carries into our site selection, recruitment and platform products, so the move from planning into execution does not restart from scratch.

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