Decentralized Clinical Trial

**Semantic type:** Research Activity

**Definition:** A trial in which data capture, administration of medication, and possibly other procedures are done at the subject's location, e.g., at home or by telemedicine, mobile technology, and local HCPs (like family physicians, general practitioners). (After CTTI Recommendations: Decentralized Clinical Trials, September 2018)

**Synonyms:** - DCT - decentralized clinical trial - decentralized clinical trial (DCT)