Community members
People living with mental health conditions and their loved ones connected through HopeStage.
Community-led patient recruitment
Recruit participants for mental health clinical trials.
HopeStage helps sponsors, CROs, research sites and universities reach and prepare potential participants beyond traditional recruitment channels, through trusted mental health communities and study-specific outreach.
You bring the science. We bring the people.
By the patient, for the patient.
Partners and organisations we have worked with.
How HopeStage helps
Reach potential participants beyond traditional clinical trial recruitment channels.
I’m Clément Baissat, founder of HopeStage, and I live with bipolarity. My lived experience shapes how we approach recruitment: with empathy, clear information and respect for each person’s choices.
Discuss your studyWhy HopeStage is different
Built on trusted relationships with mental health communities.
Over the years, HopeStage has built lasting relationships with people affected by mental health conditions and their loved ones through podcasts, peer-support groups, newsletters, psychoeducation, content creators and nonprofit partnerships.
These relationships help us share clinical trial opportunities through communities people already know and trust, reaching people that traditional recruitment methods may struggle to engage.
Community and nonprofit partners
Trusted organisations and community partners we collaborate with across mental health.
Potential community reach
Combined audience across HopeStage’s channels and partner communities in France, the US, Australia and beyond.
The HopeStage approach
How Recruitment Works
From study preparation to participant referrals.
We combine lived-experience expertise, engaging content, trusted communities, and technology to help you recruit participants for your mental health clinical trial.
- Step 01
Review Your Study
People with relevant lived experience review your study materials to identify potential recruitment barriers and make the information more accessible.
- Step 02
Create Engaging Content
We develop participant-friendly videos, study explanations, and FAQs to help people understand your clinical trial and why they might consider participating.
- Step 03
Launch Your Recruitment Campaign
We set up your dedicated recruitment landing page, interest forms, and secure HopeStage Research Portal to capture and track referrals.
- Step 04
Reach the Right Communities
We promote your study through relevant patient organizations, influencers, mental health communities, partnerships, and targeted campaigns.
- Step 05
Capture & Pre-Screen Interest
Potential participants learn about the study, submit their information, and answer approved preliminary eligibility questions.
- Step 06
Refer Participants to Your Team
Interested individuals who agree to be contacted are securely referred to your research team, with recruitment progress tracked in the portal.
Recruitment materials and preliminary questions are subject to appropriate study approvals. Participation is voluntary. Only authorized research team members can access referrals.
Your Research Team Takes It From Here
- Clinical screening
- Eligibility confirmation
- Informed consent
- Enrollment
- HopeStage
- Helps identify, engage, and refer potential participants.
- Research team
- Confirms eligibility, obtains informed consent, and manages enrollment.
Need participants for your mental health clinical trial?
Let's discuss how HopeStage can support your recruitment goals.
Built around your recruitment challenge
Recruitment performance
Track recruitment progress, not just clicks.
Manage referrals and follow-up in the HopeStage Research Portal. We review the progress updates your study team shares, from first contact through screening and enrolment, to identify barriers and focus follow-up where it matters.
- Contactability
- Can your site reach the people referred and discuss the study?
- Early fit
- Do referrals match the preliminary study criteria agreed with your team?
- Screening attendance
- Do people invited to screening attend their appointment?
- Screening to enrolment
- How many screened participants go on to enrol in your study?
Our goal is to help your team identify bottlenecks and spend less time chasing responses, resolving obvious mismatches and repeating basic study information.
HopeStage Research
Clear information for participants. A dedicated portal for your team.
HopeStage Research helps people discover and understand mental health studies through clear, accessible information.
Your team also has a dedicated research portal to review study content, manage referrals and organise follow-up in one workspace.
Client story
Helping Alcediag understand patients and speak to their needs.
Alcediag needed to understand how people would interpret its diagnostic offer. HopeStage helped the team identify its key audiences and shape respectful communication for people affected by bipolar disorder or depression, and their loved ones.
Frequently asked questions
Questions before we start.
Practical answers about working with HopeStage on mental health clinical trial recruitment.
Which organizations is HopeStage a fit for?
We help biotech and pharma sponsors, CROs, research sites, networks and universities recruit participants for mental health clinical trials. We also work with diagnostics, digital mental health and AI teams on patient insight, co-design and participant experience.
What does HopeStage handle, and what stays with our study team?
HopeStage supports clear study communication, community outreach, early-fit preparation and referral management. Your authorized study team remains responsible for clinical screening, eligibility, informed consent, enrolment and treatment decisions.
How do we get started?
Start with a 15-minute conversation about your study, recruitment goals, sites and timeline. We’ll discuss whether a focused pilot makes sense, with the scope, fees and recruitment measures agreed before work begins.
What do we need to provide before recruitment starts?
Share your study information, recruitment criteria, site details and relevant documents. We work with your team to prepare the campaign and content for approval before launch. Your authorized team members use the HopeStage Research Portal to manage referrals and organise follow-up.
Planning or recruiting for a mental health clinical trial?
Let's talk it through.
Spend 15 minutes discussing your study, recruitment goals and current challenges. We’ll explore whether HopeStage is a fit and what getting started could involve.
No preparation needed.