Decentralized: The Decentralized Trials & Research Podcast

Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA)

Decentralized: The Decentralized Trials & Research Podcast is brought to you by the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA). We are joined each week by passionate leaders in the DCT & Clinical Research community to share insight and vision into the future of research. You can find this podcast live every Fridays at 12:00 PM EST on Clubhouse at the Decentralized Trials Club (https://www.clubhouse.com/club/decentralized-trials). The Podcast will be a replay of the live Clubhouse conversation on Friday's at 12:00 PM ET. The replay of those episodes will drop every Monday, with additional episodes being posted from the archives of 2021-2022 along the way. We encourage you to connect with us on LinkedIn at Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) and on Twitter @DTRAOrg to learn more about the organization. read less

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Welcome to Decentralized: The Decentralized Trials & Research Podcast

Welcome to Decentralized: The Decentralized Trials & Research Podcast

Decentralized: The Decentralized Trials & Research Podcast is brought to you by the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA). The Hosts are the DTRA Co Chairs and Co Founders, Craig Lipset and Dr. Amir Kalali.We are joined each week by passionate leaders in the DCT & Clinical Research community to share insight and vision into the future of research. You can find this podcast live every Fridays at 12:00 PM EST on Clubhouse at the Decentralized Trials Club (https://www.clubhouse.com/club/decentralized-trials). The Podcast will be a replay of the live Clubhouse conversation on Friday's at 12:00 PM ET. The replay of those episodes will drop every Monday, with additional episodes being posted from the archives of 2021-2022 along the way.We encourage you to connect with us on LinkedIn at Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) and on Twitter @DTRAOrg to learn more about the organization.

Episodes

Unlocking Digital Health Tech in Clinical Trials

Unlocking Digital Health Tech in Clinical Trials

2024-05-03 Hosts Amir Kalali, Craig Lipset, and Jane Myles were joined by Moe Alsumidaie (The Clinical Trial Vanguard) for a robust discussion around digital health technologies and how they can be best utilizing in advancing clinical trials.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and X. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Building Diversity & Inclusion into Clinical Trials

Building Diversity & Inclusion into Clinical Trials

2024-04-26 Our hosts Craig Lipset, Amir Kalali, and Jane Myles were joined by Otis Johnson (Trial Equity) and Jeffrey Zucker (Tekton Research) to share about how to expand clinical research opportunities to diverse populations. Trial Equity has a training curriculum to help companies achieve this goal of expanding access to patients that we explored during the conversation.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and X. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Site Needs for Decentralized Trials

Site Needs for Decentralized Trials

2022-10-14 Host Craig Lipset was joined by a powerhouse of site leaders for a great conversation around what sites need to make DCTs a success. Casey Orvin (CenExel), Lori Wright (ERG), Irfan Khan (Circuit Clinical), Jimmy Bechtl (SCRS), and Paul Evans (Velocity Clinical Research) joined for the conversation.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Novel Platform & DCTs Drive Innovation

Novel Platform & DCTs Drive Innovation

2024-04-12 Hosts Amir Kalali, MD and Jane Myles were joined by Stacey Adam, Vice President, Science Partnerships for the Foundation for National Institute of Health. She shared about her experiences with platform trials, DCT methods, and how they are working to drive innovation further for patients.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

What Evidence do you need for DCTs and how to find it?

What Evidence do you need for DCTs and how to find it?

2024-04-05 Hosts Craig Lipset, Amir Kalali, and Jane Myles were joined by several members of the research community for a robust discussion about how to find evidence of impact, our efforts to make it available in the DTRA Library, and ways we can continue working to find this evidence to drive adoption of DCTs.The DTRA Library can be accessed here and is available to all. We are asking for you to make submissions of additional case studies, white papers, articles, and more so we can continue to grow the library for all.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Clinical Trial Matching Solutions: Is it Solved?

Clinical Trial Matching Solutions: Is it Solved?

2024-03-29 Hosts Craig Lipset, Amir Kalali, and Jane Myles were joined by Todd Georgieff (futurpositif - Digital Clinical Trials Consulting), Jennifer Clauson (Dyania Health) and Brandon Li (Power) for a discussion around the approaches to matching patients for clinical trials and different methods and ideas on how we can better the trial matching process today.

Is there evidence for what eConsent features patients prefer?

Is there evidence for what eConsent features patients prefer?

2024-03-22 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles dove into a conversation with Andrew Mackinnon (Medable) about their work with Duke on patient preference in an eConsent study. Learn more about the Pilot Study here --> https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-023-01432-wFollow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Growing Enthusiasm for DCTs in Pakistan

Growing Enthusiasm for DCTs in Pakistan

2024-03-15 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by Jonathan Ernst (PCM Trials) and Ghazala Kabani (Integrity ClinOps Consulting) for a discussion around the growing interest and excitement for decentralized clinical trials in Pakistan.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Lab Specimen Logistics in Decentralized Trials

Lab Specimen Logistics in Decentralized Trials

2022-04-29 Hosts Amir Kalali and Craig Lipset were joined by Shawn Tedman (ixlayer) and Beth Culver (MRN) to discuss lab specimens and the logistics of obtaining them from patients when the trials are being run from home.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Rare Disease Day + Mint Trial

Rare Disease Day + Mint Trial

2024-03-01 Hosts Craig Lipset, Amir Kalali, and Jane Myles were joined by Dr. Rohit Aggarwal to share his experience and expertise regarding the MINT study and the work he has accomplished thus far in the rare disease space.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Bring Your Own Tech: Oncology Trials

Bring Your Own Tech: Oncology Trials

2024-02-23 Join hosts Jane Myles and Joe Dustin for a conversation with Noelle Gaskill (BMS) around site centric DCT approaches and how some key components could make a hybrid DCT successful in interventional oncology.

Techquity - Digital as a Bridge, Not a Divide

Techquity - Digital as a Bridge, Not a Divide

2024-02-16 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by Vik Kheterpal (CareEvolution), Dr. Apruv Soni (Univers of Mass.), and Dr. Ed Ramos to discuss findings and data from digital studies/interventions that can really address inequities in healthcare and reaching underserved populations.A great conversation was had about expanding the dialogue around the digital ecosystem for healthcare innovation.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

CRAFT Hybrid DCT Model Strategy

CRAFT Hybrid DCT Model Strategy

2024-02-09 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by Stephen Sundquist (3CTN) and Bianka Courcelle (HSJ) to discuss the PI site perspective and experiences in implementing a trial cluster involving a satellite site in supporting patient access. The specific clinical trial case illustrates how the CRAFT hybrid DCT approach was applied to support collaboration between the pediatric cancer centre and an adult centre in supporting an AYA patient on trial.A great conversation was had about how the CRAFT hybrid DCT Framework; why it was built, how it was constructed, and why it matters.Site Supervision Template: https://3ctn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CRAFT-Site-Supervision-Plan_WM.pdfCRAFT Framework: https://3ctn.ca/for-researchers/craft/Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Mergers & Acquisitions in DCT

Mergers & Acquisitions in DCT

2024-02-02 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by Chunky Satija (Everest Group) for a discussion around mergers & acquisitions in the DCT space and what we may see on the horizon as the market evolves throughout the year.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Importance of Chief Patient Officer in Life Sciences Orgs

Importance of Chief Patient Officer in Life Sciences Orgs

2024-01-26 Hosts Craig Lipset, Amir Kalali, and Jane Myles were joined by the fabulous Stacy Hurt (Parexel) to discuss the importance of the Chief Patient Officer (CPO) role in the life sciences industry. A great conversation was had about how the CPO is uniquely positioned to improve patient access and experience. A link to the CTTI paper on ROI & engagement that was discussed during the session is linked here.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

AI & Clinical Trial Efficiency

AI & Clinical Trial Efficiency

2024-01-19 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by Derk Arts (Castor) for a riveting conversation about the future of AI in clinical trials and how we can utilize this technology to make trials more efficient.Learn more about DTRA Circles, especially the AI Circle kicking off in January 2024.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

AI in Clinical Trials & Care

AI in Clinical Trials & Care

2024-01-12 Hosts Craig Lipset and Jane Myles were joined by guests Ritesh Patel and Gil Bashe (FINN Partners) and Sarah Schmachtenberg (Galen Growth) to discuss how AI can be used in clinical trials and care for patients.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Resilience Framework in Clinical Trials

Resilience Framework in Clinical Trials

2024-01-05 Our hosts Amir Kalali, Craig Lipset, and Jane Myles were joined by Aditi Hazra with Harvard Medical School for a compelling discussion around implementing resilience framework in clinical trials.Several references were discussed during the episode from the FDA and EMA.1) FDA-2023-D-3550: “Considerations for the Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products During Major Disruptions Due to Disasters and Public Health Emergencies”https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/21/2023-20474/considerations-for-the-conduct-of-clinical-trials-of-medical-products-during-major-disruptions-due2) European Medicines Agency: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/impact-war-ukraine-methodological-aspects-ongoing-clinical-trials-scientific-guidelineFollow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Holistic Patient Support in Decentralized Trials

Holistic Patient Support in Decentralized Trials

2022-04-08 What do we need to think about beyond individual technical needs in trials? How far does support need to extend to be meaningful and impactful, especially as we explore studies with less interaction with a traditional site using decentralized methods? Hosts Craig Lipset and Amir Kalali were joined by Animesh Pandeya (IQVIA), Jen Horonjeff (Savvy Cooperative), and Graham Wylie (MRN) for the conversation.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

Do Decentralized Trials Really Impact Diversity?

Do Decentralized Trials Really Impact Diversity?

2022-06-07 Join us to discuss diversity in decentralized trials as we demystify and debunk the optimism, hope, and perhaps the hype around this topic. Hosts Craig Lipset and Amir Kalali were joined by Noah Goodson (THREAD) Jayne Morgan (Piedmont) for the discussion.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.