As early as 100 years ago (see photograph of Radio News cover, April 1924) the concept of “decentralized care” seemed just around the corner. Several key elements had to evolve over the past century to make this a reality: the sensors (remote patient monitoring), the telecommunication infrastructure (the Internet), the […]
Decentralized
While DCTs continue to take hold on industry, questions remain. Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) are an ambiguous concept. Some sponsors give patients or sites the option to choose DCT in addition to more conventional clinical trial methodologies. Technology firms that had already based their operations on DCT (i.e., ePRO and EDC companies) […]
