DCT Blog Series: Introduction
Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) are clinical trials where some or all trial-related activities occur at locations other than traditional clinical trial sites, such as via telemedicine or in a clinical trial participant’s home. Access to telehealth providers, local laboratories and image centers, and innovative digital health technologies has resulted in a proliferation of opportunities to reimagine and restructure how clinical trials are conducted and provide a more patient-centric approach to clinical research.
