Experts Want To Drop Confusing Terminology For Decentralized Clinical Trials

A new scientific paper drawn up by experts on behalf of the EU public-private Trials@Home project discusses the pros and cons of various terms being used to refer to decentralized clinical trials and suggests a unified way forward.

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A wide range of terminology has evolved to describe trials in which activities are centered around participants • Source: Alamy

While there is a growing interest in the adoption of decentralized elements in clinical trials, in which activities are centered around study participants rather than investigator sites, the lack of standardized terminology for such research can hamper meaningful discussions on this front.

A new paper, published in the scientific journal Drug Discovery Today, proposes doing away with terms like “remote” or “virtual” trials when referring to a decentralized trial (DCT), which...

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