Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research

Telemedicine enables critical human communication and interaction between researchers and participants in decentralized research studies. There is a need to better understand the overall scope of telemedicine applications in clinical research as the basis for further research. This narrative, nonsys...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and translational science 2024-01, Vol.8 (1), p.e30-31
Main Authors: Cummins, Mollie R, Soni, Hiral, Ivanova, Julia, Ong, Triton, Barrera, Janelle, Wilczewski, Hattie, Welch, Brandon, Bunnell, Brian E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biomedical research
Chatbots
clinical research
Clinical trials
Communication
Compliance
Data collection
Decentralization
Decentralized Research: Realizing the Promise of Virtual Clinical Trials
digital health
Informed consent
Infrastructure
Intervention
Literature reviews
Outdoor air quality
Participation
Recruitment
Research Methods and Technology
Researchers
Review
Sensors
Social networks
telehealth
Telemedicine
Video teleconferencing
Web portals
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Summary:Telemedicine enables critical human communication and interaction between researchers and participants in decentralized research studies. There is a need to better understand the overall scope of telemedicine applications in clinical research as the basis for further research. This narrative, nonsystematic review of the literature sought to review and discuss applications of telemedicine, in the form of synchronous videoconferencing, in clinical research. We searched PubMed to identify relevant literature published between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023. Two independent screeners assessed titles and abstracts for inclusion, followed by single-reviewer full-text screening, and we organized the literature into core themes through consensus discussion. We screened 1044 publications for inclusion. Forty-eight publications met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. We identified six core themes to serve as the structure for the narrative review: infrastructure and training, recruitment, informed consent, assessment, monitoring, and engagement. Telemedicine applications span all stages of clinical research from initial planning and recruitment to informed consent and data collection. While the evidence base for using telemedicine in clinical research is not well-developed, existing evidence suggests that telemedicine is a potentially powerful tool in clinical research.
ISSN:2059-8661
2059-8661
DOI:10.1017/cts.2024.3