Sites on wheels: bringing the clinical trial to the patient’s doorstep

Clinical trial planning is shifting towards the patient more than ever before. The industry’s interest in decentralised clinical trials (DCTs) is on the rise after seeing that many logistical and geographical obstacles could be overcome during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, one of the key elements supporting trial decentralisation —digital tech—does not account for the technological divide amongst participants of different ages, races, and economic statuses.