UPS Healthcare and THREAD Partner to Deliver DCT Platform

UPS Healthcare's clinical trial logistics unit, Marken, and THREAD, a decentralized clinical trial technology provider, announced a partnership to bring the first ever, unified, decentralized clinical trial solution into patients' homes. The combined offering brings together THREAD's digital platform and Marken's Home Healthcare and clinical trial logistics services to create a single workflow for clients and patients.The platform includes eConsent, eCOA, telehealth Virtual Visits, patient engagement and eSource, along with other features.

The new technology platform further expands Marken's patient-centric solution portfolio, which includes Home Healthcare (HHC), Clinical Trial Logistics and Direct-to-Patient/Direct-from-Patient distribution services.