Decentralized clinical trials

PAHO’s Regional Program on Bioethics and Quality and Regulation of Medicines and Health Technologies Unit held another virtual seminar on October 6, 2026, as part of PAHO’s Clinical Trial Accelerator Initiative.

This session provided an introduction to decentralized clinical trials, with the aim of examining their main characteristics and the ethical challenges they pose and discussing the considerations for their implementation in the Region.

English - Spanish translation is available.

The videos from previous seminars are available from PAHO's Portal of Clinical Trials of the Americas.