Think tank and survey results inform current DCT landscape.
Two recent activities by ACRP offers insights into industry’s views on decentralized clinical trials (DCT). In a think tank convened in October, participants from a variety of clinical trial stakeholder groups, offered that lack of clarity around regulatory requirements is the leading barrier to adopting DCTs at the site level, as well as a lack of budget flexibility and the challenges of managing third-party vendors. Additionally, survey results released by ACRP revealed that on a site-level, DCT technology utilization lags behind other trial technologies, sites that use DCT elements spend more time on trial delivery activities, and personnel perceptions of DCT elements strongly influence DCT acceptance.
Read more information on these ACRP resources.
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