Attendees of this half day digital workshop will learn about patient centric blood sampling and how it has been applied for decentralized clinical trials, through a number of case studies. Patient Centric Sampling (PCS) is an approach to enable the collection of high quality blood samples in a location that is more convenient to the patient, for example, at home versus a centralized clinic. Samples can be self collected, or by a caregiver and can be used for the determination of PK of administered drug and metabolites, as well as measuring concentrations of biomarkers and for the determination of clinical chemistry endpoints. PCS brings a number of advantages including the potential for increased patient recruitment and retention, the ability to expand clinical trial recruitment to rural areas and underserved communities, facilitating pediatric studies and studies with vulnerable populations.
