Learn how 1nHealth used beautiful and lighthearted imagery to drive top-of-funnel results that drove 412 referrals across multiple sites in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom.
Key Insight: Engaging patients for atopic dermatitis trials means cutting through the noise. Lighthearted, funny, and beautiful imagery grabs attention, builds trust, and makes the process feel approachable. It reduces stigma, creates emotional connections, and ensures patients see clinical trials as accessible, not intimidating—turning curiosity into action.
Key Insight: Engaging patients for atopic dermatitis trials means cutting through the noise. Lighthearted, funny, and beautiful imagery grabs attention, builds trust, and makes the process feel approachable. It reduces stigma, creates emotional connections, and ensures patients see clinical trials as accessible, not intimidating—turning curiosity into action.
Our results
25%
qualification ratio of all submissions
412
referrals submitted across all sites globally
6.7M
impressions across all digital ad channels.
The challenge
Rigorous Qualification: A sponsor partnered with 1nHealth to recruit individuals with atopic dermatitis to find a treatment for sites across the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. The only problem? A very strict I/E criteria—patients had to be over the age of 18 with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and a BMI between 18.0 and 32.0 kg/m2. The study period would also be 16 weeks with 16 visits for each patient.
The strategy
Authentic Connections: Clinical trials are crucial in the fight against atopic dermatitis, a condition that affects an estimated 200 million people around the world. For patients, trials offer access to treatments that may not be widely available yet. Beyond personal benefit, participating contributes to scientific knowledge and helps others living with this condition. We knew we had to have a wide-reaching top-of-funnel strategy and that messaging had to resonate in a way that made our study sound different while also earning trust.
Leading With Empathy & Understanding
Ad copy had to be funny and lighthearted. We followed the lead of people with eczema, who often use humor and relatability to cope with their condition, validate how difficult it can be, and find community.
Comprehensive Outreach
The campaign was featured on Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, Google, and Quora, with Meta garnering the majority of submissions at the most efficient rate.
The solution
Supporting Sites: Because this was an international study across multiple sites, we deployed our 1nData study platform for all site staff and sponsor teams. This helped everyone stay on the same page with real-time patient data as well as equipped them with patient activity tracking tools and automated SMS communication capabilities—reducing time to follow-up and increasing the likelihood patients would journey all the way through towards final enrollment.
The results
Down-Funnel Success: Top-of-funnel creative was designed to be scroll-stopping, and the messaging focused on understanding. This led to 412 screened and qualified referrals sent to sites with 11.8% of those ending in an ICF signing.