The NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) recently announced a new Request for Information (RFI) entitled, “Advancing Clinical and Translational Science Through Accelerating the Decentralization of Clinical Trials.” The goals of the RFI are to identify ways that decentralized clinical trials can help make trials more effective, efficient, and equitable. In particular, comments are sought on ways to decrease health disparities by enabling participation of those who are underrepresented in clinical trials, including by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, background, gender, and mental or physical ability.
The potential areas for commentary include
- Application of research methods in decentralized clinical trials (DCTs)
- Resources, Infrastructure, and Enabling Technologies
- Community Engagement
- Workforce Development
- Partnerships and/or Collaborations
- Study Participation and Adherence
- Data integration, quality, accessibility, and reproducibility
- Privacy and Regulatory Considerations
Responses are due May 12, 2023.