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Facilitating Decentralized Clinical Trials with the Direct-to-Patient Trial Strategy
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A direct-to-patient (DtP) clinical trial design, where investigational medicinal products (IMP) and clinical supplies are shipped or delivered directly to patients, fits within a decentralized clinical trial (DCT) model. Although patients, sites, and sponsors can all benefit from this trial design, there are unique complexities to DtP trials, that can be managed with advanced technology. Learn about this trial strategy, the unique challenges, what the industry is doing to address these challenges and how technology can help facilitate adoption of this trial design.
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