Survey template: Clinical Trial Participants survey about visit burden

Use and try this AI survey template to make feedback from clinical trial participants about visit burden easy, fast, and insightful. With Specific’s conversational survey tools, collecting quality insights is simple for anyone involved in studies or research.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for clinical trial participants

Getting meaningful feedback from clinical trial participants about visit burden has always been a challenge. Traditional surveys often don’t engage people enough, leading to partial replies or skipped questions. This isn’t just frustrating—it impacts data quality, and you might miss what actually matters to those joining your study.

This is where conversational surveys come in. Instead of a boring, never-ending form, participants get a chat-like experience. Questions are personalized, the conversation adapts, and it feels more natural. We see this as the best way forward—especially when the goal is to really understand the burdens patients face when participating in trials.

Manual survey-building isn’t just slow—it lacks the intelligence to know when, how, and what to ask next. With AI, the survey adapts to the exact context of each response, mirroring what an expert interviewer would do in person. Low-quality data and low response rates are a problem with traditional methods—mail surveys have response rates between 5% and 20%, and online surveys average just 20% to 30% [1]. No surprise that results end up incomplete or even biased.

AI-powered survey generators, like the AI survey builder from Specific, are different. They don’t just ask questions—they listen and probe in real time. We’ve seen that conversational surveys can boost completion rates by as much as 40% over legacy approaches [2].

Specific’s conversational AI survey template does more than collect answers—it makes the feedback process genuinely smooth for both the research team and the participant. This approach lets trial participants share honest, complete stories about their experiences without frustration. Plus, you get to work with best-in-class, intuitive AI tools for follow-up, editing, and response analysis. If you want more ideas about crafting the right questions, check out our expert view on best questions to ask about visit burden in clinical trial participant surveys.

Why use AI for clinical trial participant surveys?

• AI survey templates personalize and adapt to every answer—no more awkward or irrelevant questions.

• Real-time adjustments keep participants engaged, minimizing drop-off and incomplete answers.

• Results come in fast, with no manual processing needed for insights.

If you want to dive deeper into the how-to of creating your own clinical trial visit burden survey, check out our guide on creating surveys for clinical trial participants.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

One huge win with Specific’s AI-powered conversational surveys: they don’t ask a list of static questions. Instead, AI listens to every response and follows up—instantly, like an expert researcher would—digging for details that clarify, confirm, or get to the “why” behind a statement. This means you get much deeper, more contextual feedback from every clinical trial participant.

Think about the alternative: without follow-up, participants often answer vaguely, and you’re left with confusion once the results roll in. Here’s a quick example:

• Clinical trial participant: “Visiting the site was a bit difficult.”

• AI follow-up: “Can you share what made the visit challenging—was it timing, location, transportation, or something else?”

This targeted probing is what’s missing from 99% of traditional surveys, forcing you to chase people later via email or worse, to make big assumptions in your analysis. Automated AI follow-ups save your team from back-and-forth, making the whole survey process seamless. If you want to see exactly how these smart questions work, you can learn more on our automatic AI follow-up questions feature page.

Follow-ups transform the process into a genuine conversation—participants feel heard and results are clearer for you. That’s the magic of conversational surveys.

Easy editing, like magic

Making changes to your survey with Specific is almost effortless. You don’t need to jump between menus or fight finicky forms—just tell the AI what you want. For example, say you’d like to add a new question about parking logistics, rephrase a confusing question, or tweak the tone to be warmer. You just chat, and the edits show up instantly, guided by expert-level survey design standards behind the scenes.

It’s a huge mental offload. You get a professionally tuned AI survey template in seconds instead of hours. If you want to explore all editing features, check the AI survey editor page.

Flexible delivery: survey landing pages and in-product surveys

With Specific, you have two easy ways to get your visit burden survey in front of participants:

• Sharable landing page surveys: Perfect for sending survey links through email, SMS, or posting in a patient portal. This is especially handy for decentralized studies or when you want everyone to access the survey on their own time.

• In-product surveys: If your clinical trial uses a digital app or portal, the survey can be embedded directly, popping up during key moments—like after a visit is logged or after patients use a certain feature. This leads to incredibly high engagement since participants respond in context, when their experience is fresh.

For clinical trial visit burden, both methods are useful, but in-product surveys are great for capturing reactions right after a visit and getting real-time feedback. See more about product integration in our in-product survey features.

AI survey analysis: instant insights with no manual work

After collecting responses, you don’t need to open a spreadsheet or tag replies by hand. Specific’s AI-powered survey analysis toolkit summarizes every reply, surfaces key themes, and makes it easy to chat directly with AI about what the data means. You’ll see clusters of problems, suggestions, and standout moments—transformed into actionable insights instantly. Curious how it works in practice? Here’s a practical overview on how to analyze clinical trial participant visit burden survey responses with AI.

This is survey analysis reimagined for speed and clarity: automated survey insights that let your team focus on taking action—fast.

Use this visit burden survey template now

Jump in and use this AI survey template today to streamline your participant feedback process, increase engagement, and get richer insights—all powered by Specific’s conversational AI survey tools.