Virtual-Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Evolving Ethical Challenges in Decentralized Clinical Trials - Effy Vayena, PhD

12:00pm - 1:00pm • Virtual, via Zoom

2025-10-07 12:00:00 2025-10-07 13:00:00 America/New_York Virtual-Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Evolving Ethical Challenges in Decentralized Clinical Trials - Effy Vayena, PhD Evolving Ethical Challenges in Decentralized Clinical Trials Effy Vayena, PhD Professor of Bioethics Associate Vice President for Digital Transformation & Governance Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) have gained significant traction, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. These trials rely on digital technologies and remote patient monitoring, promising to reach more diverse patient groups while reducing costs and accelerating research. Drawing on data from current DCTs, Dr. Vayena will present the evolution of the DTC landscape over the past few years. While highlighting the benefits of DCTs, the presentation will focus on the ethical challenges they raise as they are adopted across various fields of clinical research. Dr. Vayena will explore how these challenges have evolved over the past five years and propose directions for addressing them. By examining the intersection of ethics, clinical trials, and digital health technologies, Dr. Vayena aims to offer a better understanding of the complexities involved in conducting ethical decentralized clinical trials and guide future research practices. Virtual, via Zoom Virtual, via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics

Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) have gained significant traction, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. These trials rely on digital technologies and remote patient monitoring, promising to reach more diverse patient groups while reducing costs and accelerating research. Drawing on data from current DCTs, Dr. Vayena will present the evolution of the DTC landscape over the past few years. While highlighting the benefits of DCTs, the presentation will focus on the ethical challenges they raise as they are adopted across various fields of clinical research.

Dr. Vayena will explore how these challenges have evolved over the past five years and propose directions for addressing them. By examining the intersection of ethics, clinical trials, and digital health technologies, Dr. Vayena aims to offer a better understanding of the complexities involved in conducting ethical decentralized clinical trials and guide future research practices.