Decentralized Clinical Trials: Quantifying Costs, Benefits Could Drive Adoption, Reduce Disruption

Routine inclusion of approaches such as local assessments and remote monitoring could reduce patient burden and avoid protocol deviations, but industry needs to see a return on investment, in the form of easier recruitment, better diversity and/or faster studies, experts said.

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Flat screen TVs debuted at a high cost but became more affordable with time. Will decentralized clinical trial approaches follow suit? • Source: Shutterstock

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