Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs)

Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) redefine the landscape of clinical research by leveraging local or mobile healthcare providers to conduct remote study visits, procedures, and data collection in convenient locations for the patient, such as the comfort of their own home, offering a patient-centric approach and broadening the reach of the study.

ProPharma specializes in providing bespoke DCT services for every trial utilizing either a hybrid or fully virtual model to test your device or drug.

What Is a Decentralized Clinical Trial? 

Decentralized clinical trials revolutionize traditional trial methodologies by bringing trial activities and medical technology directly to patients, reducing or eliminating the need for patients to visit traditional brick and mortar sites. This patient-centric approach lessens patient burden, enhances recruitment and retention rates, and ensures diverse participant inclusion allowing for trials to be therapeutically agnostic.

In addition, DCTs promote the use of technology, such as medical devices and telehealth visits, by offering 24/7 patient support and training. Our DCT model extends the site’s geographical reach and prioritizes patient experience while delivering reliable and real-time data to sponsors. This flexible approach also helps drive down sponsor costs and reduce trial timelines. With ProPharma’s team of GoClinical Clinicians who specialize in home health visits and are trained on GCP, IATA, and protocol-specific procedures, patients have the option to complete the trial in the most convenient location for them.

Key Decentralized Visit Assessments

Our decentralized visits encompass a multitude of critical trial procedures, ensuring success. Our capabilities include: 

• Vital Signs Monitoring
• Lab Sample Collection and Processing
• Physical Exams
• Other Safety Assessments
• Investigational Product (IP) Logistics, Accountability, and Administration
• Telehealth Visits
• Patient Training and Support
• Medical Device Support and Training

What is ProPharma's GoClinical System?

Experience streamlined success with GoClinical, ProPharma's proprietary eSource system. Our platform enables clinicians to record and submit data in real-time, dramatically reducing source turnaround times and speeding up data entry into the EDC system. By using GoClinical, we minimize documentation errors, enhance PI oversight, and ensure greater safety in clinical trials. GoClinical makes data management faster, more accurate, and more efficient.

Which ProPharma DCT Model is Right for Your Study?

• Hybrid Clinical Trials – Maintains site involvement by conducting some visits on site while offering patients the option of conducting remote-friendly visits at alternate locations, such as their homes or offices. This model synergizes well with outsourcing, allowing companies to tailor their trial processes. 
• Virtual Clinical Trials – Conduct all visits remotely, providing ultimate convenience for participants. ProPharma stands among the select few companies offering virtual decentralized clinical trials. 

While Hybrid Clinical Trials are preferred by most sponsors, our team is adept at supporting both Hybrid and Virtual models. Unsure where to start? With over a decade of experience in the decentralized clinical trial space, our experts can guide your company through the selection process, ensuring the right fit for your study.