Clinical Trial Screening Form Template

Streamline participant recruitment for your clinical trial with a structured eligibility screening form. This template collects demographics, current medications, inclusion and exclusion criteria confirmations, and contact consent — giving your study coordinator everything needed to pre-screen applicants before scheduling an in-person visit.

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Who uses this template

Clinical research coordinatorsPharmaceutical and biotech companiesAcademic medical centersContract research organizations (CROs)Hospital research departmentsIndependent clinical investigatorsPublic health intervention study teamsMedical device trial teams

About this template

Clinical trial recruitment is one of the most resource-intensive parts of running any study. Phone pre-screens take 15–30 minutes per applicant, and many callers are immediately disqualified by a single exclusion criterion. A digital screening form solves this by letting applicants self-select through basic inclusion and exclusion criteria before the research team invests any staff time — dramatically improving the efficiency of your recruitment funnel.

This template covers the core fields that matter at the initial screen: demographics for population tracking, medical history for contraindication flagging, criteria confirmation checkboxes, and explicit contact consent. The inclusion and exclusion criteria sections use checkbox fields so applicants clearly affirm each item — making your pre-screen documentation stronger if questions arise later in the study.

formformform's unlimited submission model is especially well-suited for trials with large recruitment targets. Whether you're screening 50 applicants or 5,000, the form handles the volume without per-submission charges, and every entry is timestamped and stored securely for your records coordinator to review.

12 form ideas you can build with this template +
Diabetes Drug Efficacy Trial Screening

Pre-screens applicants for HbA1c range, current diabetes medications, and absence of renal impairment before scheduling in-person metabolic testing.

Cardiovascular Device Study Screening

Collects cardiac history, implanted device status, and prior cardiac surgery history to assess eligibility for a wearable cardiac monitoring trial.

Oncology Immunotherapy Trial Pre-Screen

Gathers cancer diagnosis, staging, prior treatment lines, and ECOG performance status to determine candidacy for an investigational immunotherapy protocol.

Mental Health Intervention Study Screening

Screens for depression severity scores, prior therapy history, current psychiatric medications, and absence of active suicidality for a CBT intervention trial.

Vaccine Efficacy Trial Recruitment Form

Collects prior vaccination history, immune status, recent infections, and travel history to identify immunologically naive participants for a Phase II vaccine study.

Sleep Disorder Treatment Trial Screening

Asks about polysomnography results, sleep diary data, apnea diagnosis, and current CPAP use to identify candidates for a novel insomnia pharmacotherapy study.

Pediatric Asthma Study Parental Screening

Collects child age, asthma diagnosis, current controller medication, and emergency department visit history through a parent-completed screening form.

Neurodegenerative Disease Biomarker Study

Screens for cognitive assessment scores, family history of neurological conditions, and absence of MRI contraindications for an Alzheimer's biomarker study.

Athletic Performance Intervention Study

Pre-qualifies competitive athletes based on training volume, VO2max estimates, recent injuries, and supplement use for a sports nutrition intervention trial.

Geriatric Fall Prevention Study Screening

Assesses mobility aid use, fall history in the past year, grip strength self-report, and living situation to identify at-risk older adults for a balance intervention trial.

Maternal Health Prenatal Supplement Trial

Screens pregnant participants for gestational age, supplement history, prior pregnancies, and dietary intake to assess eligibility for a prenatal nutrition study.

Chronic Pain Neuromodulation Trial Screening

Collects pain duration, current analgesic use, prior interventional procedures, and pain scale scores to identify candidates for a transcranial stimulation protocol.

What's included

+ Full contact information including phone for follow-up calls
+ Date of birth for age eligibility verification
+ Height and weight fields with validation ranges
+ Optional ethnicity dropdown for demographic diversity tracking
+ Current medications field to check for contraindications
+ Inclusion criteria checklist for participant self-confirmation
+ Exclusion criteria checklist to surface disqualifying conditions
+ Explicit contact consent radio field for HIPAA-friendly outreach

How to create a clinical trial screening form

  1. 1

    Click 'Use this template' to open the pre-built clinical trial screening form in the editor.

  2. 2

    Update the study description paragraph with your specific trial name, NCT number, and eligibility overview.

  3. 3

    Customize the inclusion and exclusion criteria checkboxes to match your exact protocol criteria.

  4. 4

    Adjust the height and weight range validators in the number field settings to your study's BMI or anthropometric limits.

  5. 5

    Add any study-specific questions such as prior treatments, comorbidities, or lifestyle factors relevant to your protocol.

  6. 6

    Publish the form and distribute the link on ClinicalTrials.gov, patient advocacy websites, or your institution's recruitment portal.

Best practices for your clinical trial screening form

State study purpose clearly upfront

applicants who understand what the trial is about self-select more accurately, reducing mismatched applications and wasted coordinator time.

List exclusion criteria in plain language

medical jargon in exclusion criteria causes applicants to misinterpret their eligibility; use simple, direct language so the self-screen is accurate.

Include contact consent explicitly

collecting an unambiguous 'yes, contact me' answer protects your organization and establishes a clear record of recruitment outreach consent.

Capture phone numbers

many clinical trial coordinators prefer phone calls for follow-up; having the number captured at screening eliminates an extra data collection step.

Don't over-screen at this stage

limit the digital form to essential criteria and save detailed medical history and laboratory result review for the in-person screening visit.

Set expectations about the timeline

add a note in the intro paragraph about how long it takes to hear back, reducing applicant follow-up calls to your coordinator.

Frequently asked questions

Is this form compliant with HIPAA? +

formformform is a general-purpose form tool; it is not a covered entity under HIPAA and does not offer a BAA. For clinical trials that collect protected health information (PHI), consult your institution's compliance office about appropriate data handling procedures before using any third-party form tool.

Can I add study-specific eligibility questions? +

Yes. In the form editor you can add any field type — radio, checkbox, number, text — to capture protocol-specific eligibility data such as prior treatment history, lab value thresholds, or comorbidity status.

Can applicants save their progress and return later? +

formformform forms are submitted in one session. For a long screening form, consider breaking it into sections using the page break field, which allows stepwise completion without losing prior answers.

How do I notify my study coordinator when a new application is submitted? +

formformform sends an instant email notification to the form owner on every submission. You can configure the notification email to go to your study coordinator's inbox directly.

Can I use this for pediatric trials that require parental consent? +

You can add a parental or guardian consent field and a parent/guardian name field to the form. For complex consent workflows, consult your IRB about appropriate documentation requirements beyond what a web form alone can capture.

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