The Swiss medicines agency, Swissmedic, and the national association of research ethics committees have issued a position paper on decentralized trials (DCTs) to address the various questions and considerations that have arisen so far on the topic, which continues to draw the interest of all stakeholders involved in clinical research.
Switzerland Supports ‘Increasingly Important’ Decentralized Clinical Trials
A new position paper outlines several factors that sponsors must consider when planning to undertake decentralized clinical trials in Switzerland to ensure compliance with national legal and ethics requirements.

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