Participant information videos
We make animated videos that help people understand a clinical trial and decide whether to take part. Participant information videos, recruitment videos and patient journey animations, written in plain English for the people you need to reach, and shaped with your PPI group from the first script.
Since 2018 we've produced clinical trial animation for NIHR-funded studies with trial teams at Bristol, Manchester, Nottingham, the Royal Marsden, Great Ormond Street and more. A short video won't replace your participant information sheet. It helps people get through it.
What it costs?
Short animated videos start from around £350 per 30 seconds, including scripting, storyboarding, voiceover and music. Most trial videos run 90 seconds to 3 minutes. Adding a study website brings a package discount.
Not sure a video is worth the budget? Our free Clinical Trial Recruitment Cost Calculator estimates what recruitment really costs your trial, including staff time, site set-up and dropouts, so you can see what better participant information could save.
Character Design: Tailored to Your Needs
We excel in creating custom characters and designing videos that authentically reflect your target demographic. Our portfolio highlights a mix of standard and bespoke characters, demonstrating our flexible approach. While standard off-the-shelf characters cover a wide range of demands, they sometimes fall short in representing the diversity of body types and abilities of the audience.
Case Study: Single Sided Deafness Study
Often we are asked to visually communicate the invisible and to take into account our participant’s disability and demographic. In this case we removed background music, split the screen and collaborated with a senior voiceover artist.
Study site here
Case Study: Foodbank Users
A family-friendly, gentle video with diverse characters for this study recruiting those experiencing food insecurity. We turn the participant information sheet into an engaging video.
Study page here
Case Study: Young Children With Cancer
In clinical trial recruitment we have worked with all ages. This video explains how and why to talk about physical and mental health to children age 5+.
Case Study: Surgical Intervention
A short video describing the HIPPY trial for patients about to have hip replacement surgery. More information on the website at: www.hippytrial.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Case Study: Targeting multiethnic participants
A genetic study requiring participation across ethnicities carried out by the Institute of Cancer Research. See the study page on this link.
Case Study: Vulval Lichen Sclerosus in young girls
Three versions of the same video targeting girls of different ages for participation in a project to find out how best to help girls managing this condition: find the study page on this link.
Case Study: Trial in differing surgical approaches to breast cancer treatment
Other studies using ScienceSplained
The RESOLVE study looking at rehabilitation of the elderly after breaking ribs
Roughly half of our videos are created with Patient & Public Involvement (PPI). We can offer advice on managing the process and are sensitive to the needs and requirements of creating videos as a partner with PPI stakeholders. In this video, we explained what a lay co-applicant does.
Case Study: Public Patient Involvement PPI
Case Study: Focus on Black Community
A short video targeting black men to participate in a Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial, a number of video shorts were also created for social media advertising
Some social media pieces targeted black men
Some social media pieces targeted their mother’s and partners.
A separate piece specifically explaining polygenic risk