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# Guide on Decentralized Clinical Trials
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guide-on-decentralized-clinical-trials/
- Published: 2023-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T18:29:41.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5154368

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has made available a draft guidance entitled “Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCT) for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices.” The document describes a DCT as a clinical trial where some or all of the trial-related activities occur at locations other than traditional clinical trial sites. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-03/pdf/2023-09399.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).