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title: Advances in Technology and Support for Direct-to-Patient (DTP) Services
description: While the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread embrace across the industry of decentralised clinical trials models including direct-to-patient (DTP) and direct-from-patient (DFP) supply and healthcare services, the pandemic has also introduced novel challenges and complications onto DTP/DFP logistics.
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# [Advances in Technology and Support for Direct-to-Patient (DTP) Services](https://www.yourway.com/in-the-news/advances-in-technology-and-support-for-direct-to-patient-dtp-services)

 Written by [Yourway](https://www.yourway.com/in-the-news/author/yourway) | Apr 29, 2021 5:27:00 PM

Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) utilizing direct-to-patient (DTP) services, including the provision of drug products, ancillary supplies, and home healthcare visits, have demonstrated significant benefits in patient recruitment and enrollment and reducing burdens on patients and have facilitated trials investigating rare diseases with geographically dispersed populations and other challenges that were previously impossible.

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