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Clinical Trial Patient Matching

AI that reads structured and unstructured EHR data to identify eligible trial participants in real time \u2014 improving enrollment rates and accelerating time-to-enrollment, so studies start faster and reach more of the patients who qualify.

Faster time-to-enrollment
80%
Of trials miss enrollment timelines
60–70%
Eligible patients missed manually
Real-time
Eligibility screening

Overview

What is AI clinical-trial patient matching?

Clinical-trial patient matching uses natural-language processing over the EHR to compare each patient against a study's inclusion and exclusion criteria — surfacing eligible candidates that manual screening routinely misses.

Because eligibility criteria are complex and much of the relevant evidence lives in unstructured notes, manual matching is slow and incomplete. AI screens the whole population continuously, flags likely matches for clinician confirmation, and turns enrollment from a bottleneck into a pipeline.

What the system analyzes

Structured + unstructured EHR data
Inclusion / exclusion logic
Real-time candidate surfacing
Clinician confirmation workflow
Site and sponsor dashboards
Diversity and equity monitoring

The Challenge

Enrollment is the leading cause of trial delay

About 80% of clinical trials fail to enroll on time, and manual matching misses an estimated 60\u201370% of eligible patients because the evidence is buried in fragmented records.

01

Slow Manual Screening

Coordinators read charts one by one against complex criteria — a process that can't keep pace with enrollment targets.

02

Missed Eligible Patients

Much eligibility evidence sits in unstructured notes, so 60–70% of qualifying patients are never identified.

03

Enrollment Delays

~80% of trials miss enrollment timelines, delaying results and inflating study cost.

04

Under-Represented Populations

Manual outreach skews enrollment, undermining the diversity that makes results generalizable.

01

Slow Manual Screening

Coordinators read charts one by one against complex criteria — a process that can't keep pace with enrollment targets.

02

Missed Eligible Patients

Much eligibility evidence sits in unstructured notes, so 60–70% of qualifying patients are never identified.

03

Enrollment Delays

~80% of trials miss enrollment timelines, delaying results and inflating study cost.

04

Under-Represented Populations

Manual outreach skews enrollment, undermining the diversity that makes results generalizable.

Education AI Solutions

How Solnix matches patients to trials

End-to-End Implementation

How Solnix implements trial matching

A phased rollout from protocol translation through validated, real-time screening across sites \u2014 proving match rate and time-to-enrollment gains before scaling.

Phase 01
01

Discovery & AI Opportunity Mapping

We start by understanding your operations, data landscape, and goals, then map where AI delivers measurable value and where it does not. Every engagement begins with a prioritized opportunity backlog, not a technology pitch.

Stakeholder workshopsProcess & data auditUse-case prioritizationROI & feasibility scoringRisk & compliance review
Deliverable  AI opportunity roadmap with prioritized, sized use cases and a phased delivery plan.
Phase 02
02

Data Foundation & Readiness

AI is only as good as the data behind it. We assess data quality, connect fragmented sources, and build the secure, governed pipelines that production AI depends on, with privacy and compliance designed in from the start.

Data integrationQuality & labelingGovernance & access controlPrivacy / compliance controlsFeature & knowledge stores
Deliverable  Unified, governed data foundation and pipelines ready for model development.
Phase 03
03

Model & Agent Development

We build the models, retrieval systems, and AI agents tailored to your use cases, selecting the right approach (fine-tuning, RAG, multi-agent orchestration) for accuracy, cost, and latency, and validating against your real-world edge cases.

Model selectionRAG & knowledge groundingAgent orchestrationPrompt & policy designEvaluation harness
Deliverable  Validated models and agents benchmarked on your data, with documented accuracy and guardrails.
Phase 04
04

Integration & Workflow Embedding

AI only creates value when it lives inside the tools your teams already use. We embed models and agents into existing systems, surfaces, and workflows, so adoption is natural and human-in-the-loop controls stay in place.

System & API integrationWorkflow embeddingHuman-in-the-loop designRole-based accessChange enablement
Deliverable  AI capabilities integrated into production systems with the human oversight your governance requires.
Phase 05
05

Deployment, Security & Compliance

We deploy to production with the security, monitoring, and compliance controls enterprises require, including bias and fairness testing, audit logging, and the observability needed to operate AI responsibly at scale.

Secure deploymentBias & safety testingMonitoring & observabilityAudit & traceabilityCompliance sign-off
Deliverable  Production deployment with security hardening, monitoring dashboards, and compliance documentation.
Phase 06
06

Optimization & Continuous Improvement

AI systems improve with use. We measure outcomes against the goals set in Phase 01, retrain and tune from live feedback, and expand to the next set of use cases, turning a single deployment into a compounding capability.

Outcome measurementModel retrainingFeedback loopsCost optimizationUse-case expansion
Deliverable  Measured ROI, continuously improving models, and a backlog for the next phase of expansion.

Key Capabilities

Key capabilities

NLP Over Clinical Notes

Extract eligibility evidence from unstructured text.

Benefits

Higher match rates
Fewer missed patients
Faster screening

Real-Time Eligibility

Continuously re-screen as new data arrives.

Benefits

Always-current pipeline
Earlier identification
Better timing

Evidence Surfacing

Show why each patient matched.

Benefits

Faster confirmation
Auditability
Clinician trust

Site Dashboards

Track candidates and enrollment by site.

Benefits

Operational visibility
Better forecasting
Sponsor confidence

Diversity Analytics

Measure representativeness of enrollment.

Benefits

More generalizable results
Equity
Regulatory alignment

Privacy by Design

Screen within compliant infrastructure.

Benefits

HIPAA compliance
Patient trust
Defensible process

Who Benefits

Outcomes for sponsors, sites, and patients

For Sponsors & CROs

Faster, more predictable enrollment.

4× faster time-to-enrollment
Fewer site rescue efforts
Lower study cost
More representative cohorts

For Sites & Coordinators

Less manual chart review.

Automated screening
Prioritized candidate lists
Reduced workload
Better enrollment performance

For Patients

More access to relevant trials.

More trial options surfaced
Earlier access to therapies
Equitable inclusion
Clinician-confirmed fit

Education Segments

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Methodology

How Solnix builds for healthcare

01, Clinical Workflow Assessment

We shadow real clinical and administrative workflows to design AI around how teams actually work.

02, HIPAA-Compliant Architecture

All PHI is processed within HIPAA-compliant infrastructure under signed BAAs, with encryption and access logging.

03, EHR & System Integration

We integrate with Epic, Cerner, and Athenahealth via FHIR R4 / HL7 so AI lives inside existing workflows.

04, Clinical Validation

Systems are validated against retrospective data with clinician oversight before production.

05, Continuous Monitoring

Post-deployment monitoring tracks performance and outcomes; drift triggers retraining.

FAQ

Questions from research and site leaders

Does AI decide eligibility?+
Can it read unstructured notes?+
How does it support diversity goals?+
Is patient data protected?+

Get Started

Enroll the Patients You're Already Missing.

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