Peer reviews & research outputs

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All papers published as a result of the work done in the Trials@Home can be found on this page.

When posters or layman articles of papers are available, they have been added below, other posters can be found here.

Some papers also have a short summary video, you can find these here.

Do people prefer to take part in a clinical trial from home or come to site? A discrete choice experiment in type 2 diabetes mellitus

First published: 4 November 2025

Authors: Julia Kopanz, Bart Lagerwaard, Jorien Veldwijk, Julian K Mader, Dietrich Tews, Thomas T van Sloten, Diederick E Grobbee, Mira G P Zuidgeest on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

The RADIAL paper series at a glance

One pdf with links to all the articles in the series.

Regulatory Interactions and Learnings—RADIAL the Trials@Home Proof-of-Concept Trial on Decentralization

First published: 3 October 2025

Authors: Helga Gardarsdottir, Hamidou Traore, Kate Huntley, Dinesh Mistry, Amos J. de Jong, Agnes Legathe, Tim de Smedt, Scott Askin, Megan Heath, Solange Corriol-Rohou, Bart Lagerwaard, Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, on behalf of the IMI Trials@Home Consortium

Selecting and Preparing Clinical Sites for the Successful Conduct of Decentralized Clinical Trial Activities–Findings From the Trials@Home RADIAL Proof-of-Concept Trial

First published: 1 October 2025

Authors: Katarzyna Lipinska, Danny van Weelij, Bart Lagerwaard, Linda Rutgrink, Eduard Vardianu, Petra Naster, Lina Pérez-Breva, Paul Bodfish, Megan Heath, Yvonne van Rijswick, Diederick E. Grobbee, Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

The Supply of Investigational Medicinal Product and Management of Study Materials for Decentralized Participants—Insights from the Trials@Home RADIAL Proof-of-Concept Trial

First published: 24 September 2025

Authors: Megan Heath, Amos J. de Jong, Shaun Magorrian-Spence, Chao Jin, Danny R. van Weelij, Lucas Pagnier, Yvonne van Rijswick, Volker Haufe, Bart Lagerwaard, Mira G. P. Zuidgeest, on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

Operationalizing Decentralized Clinical Trials: Technology Insights from the Trials@Home RADIAL Proof-of-Concept Trial

First published: 19 September 2025

Authors: Sten Hanke, Dimitrios Giannikopoulos, Bernhard Neumayer, Tea Vedenkannas, Robert Davey, Lampros Mpaltadoros, Brian Guthrie, Rebecca Jackson, Bart Lagerwaard, Mira Zuidgeest, on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

Recruiting and Consenting Decentralized Clinical Trial Participants—Learnings from the Trials@Home RADIAL Proof-of-Concept Trial

First published: 4 September 2025

Authors: Bart Lagerwaard, Linda Rutgrink, Danny van Weelij, Katarzyna Lipinska, Tina Bornemann, Robert Davey, Jaime Fons-Martinez, Sabine Dupont, Diederick E. Grobbee, Mira G. P. Zuidgeest, on behalf of the Trials@Home Consortium

Why and how do we perform physical examination(s) in clinical trials? A use case of drug intervention trials in type 2 diabetes mellitus

First published: 1 September 2025

Authors: Julia Kopanz, Amy Rogers, Lina Pérez-Breva, Emily Hall, Prashasthi Devaiah, Isla S. Mackenzie, Bart Lagerwaard, Diederick E. Grobbee, Mira G. P. Zuidgeest, on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

Bringing Trial Activities to Participants—The Trials@Home RADIAL Proof-of-Concept Trial Investigating Decentralization of Trials

First published: 1 September 2025

Authors: Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, Megan Heath, Bart Lagerwaard, Danny R. van Weelij, Linda Rutgrink, Sten Hanke, Tea Vedenkannas, Taru Kosonen, Stefania Collamati, Jaime Fons-Martínez, Duco Veen, Helga Gardarsdottir, Isla S. Mackenzie, Sabine Dupont, Diederick E. Grobbee, on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

Diversity in decentralized clinical trials: prioritizing inclusion of underrepresented groups

First published: 24 April 2025

Authors: Tessa I. van Rijssel, Johannes J. M. van Delden, Bart Lagerwaard, Mira G. P. Zuidgeest & Ghislaine J. M. W. van Thiel on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

The impact of operational trial approaches on representativeness: Comparison of decentralized clinical trial participants, conventional trial participants, and patients in daily practice

First published: February 2025

Authors: Amos J. de Jong, Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, Yared Santa-Ana-Tellez, Christine E. Hallgreen, Thomas T. van Sloten, Anthonius de Boer, Helga Gardarsdottir, the Trials@Home Consortium

Why do Diabetic Participants Enroll in Clinical Trials?

First published: 28 January 2025

Authors: Julia Kopanz, Bart Lagerwaard, PhD, and Mira Zuidgeest, PhD

Regulatory readiness to facilitate the appropriate use of innovation in clinical trials: The case of decentralized clinical trial approaches

First published: November 2024

Authors: Amos J. de Jong, Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, Yared Santa-Ana-Tellez, Anthonius de Boer, Helga Gardarsdottir, the Trials@Home Consortium

The Digital Platform and Its Emerging Role in Decentralized Clinical Trials

First published: 3 September 2024

Authors: Rachel R Copland;   Sten Hanke;   Amy Rogers;   Lampros Mpaltadoros;   Ioulietta Lazarou;   Alexandra Zeltsi;   Spiros Nikolopoulos;   Thomas M MacDonald;   Isla S Mackenzie

The Ethics of Decentralized Clinical Trials and Informed Consent: Taking Technologies’ Soft Impacts into Account

First published:  30 April 2024

Authors: Tessa I. van Rijssel · Ghislaine J. M. W. van Thiel ·
Johannes J. M. van Delden · On behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

Technology Support System and Review Process for a Decentralized Clinical Trial: Trials@Home, RADIAL DCT as Case Study

First published:  21 February 2024

Authors: Sten Hanke, Dimitrios Giannikopoulos, Hannes Hilberger, Theresa Weitlaner and Bernhard Neumayer

Which Benefits Can Justify Risks in Research?

First published: 5 January 2024

Authors: Tessa I. van Rijssel, Ghislaine J. M. W. van Thiel, Helga Gardarsdottir, Johannes J. M. van Delden, on behalf of the Trials@Home consortium

Opportunities and challenges for decentralized clinical trial approaches: European health technology assessment perspective

First published: 1 December 2023

Authors: Amos J. de Jong, MSc, Nadi Shahid, BSc, Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, PhD, Yared Santa-Ana-Tellez, PhD, Milou Hogervorst, PharmD, Wim Goettsch, PhD, Hamidou Traore, PhD, Anthonius de Boer, PhD, Helga Gardarsdottir, PhD, on behalf of theTrials@Home Consortium

Direct-to-Participant Investigational Medicinal Product Supply in Clinical Trials in Europe – Exploring the Experiences of Sponsors, Site Staff, and Couriers

First published: 12 July 2023

Decentralised, patient-centric, site-less, virtual, and digital clinical trials? From confusion to consensus

First published: 6 February 2023

A cross‑sectional survey on the early impact of COVID‑19 on the uptake of decentralised trial methods in the conduct of clinical trials

First published:  11 October 2022

Which decentralised trial activities are reported in clinical trial protocols of drug trials initiated in 2019–2020? A cross-sectional study in ClinicalTrials.gov

First published: 29 August 2022

A secondary qualitative analysis of stakeholder views about participant recruitment, retention, and adherence in decentralised clinical trials (DCTs)

First published: 30 July 2022

Ethics review of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs): Results of a mock ethics review

First published: 20 July 2022

Opportunities and Challenges for Decentralized Clinical Trials: European Regulators’ Perspective

First published: 30 April 2022

A Systematic Review of Methods used to Conduct Decentralised Clinical Trials

First published: 27 December 2021

An Overview of Technology Availability to Support Remote Decentralized Clinical Trials

First published: 28 September 2021

Learning from remote decentralised clinical trial experiences: A qualitative analysis of interviews with trial personnel, patient representatives and other stakeholders

First published: 13 July 2021

Authors: Joanne Coyle, Amy Rogers, Rachel Copland, Giorgia De Paoli, Thomas M. MacDonald, Isla S. Mackenzie, on behalf of the Trials@HomeConsortium

Layman version available here.

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COVID‐19 and the Emerging Regulatory Guidance for Ongoing Clinical Trials in the European Union

First published: 05 March 2021