Clinical Trials Are Moving Out of the Lab and Into Peopleâs Homes
After the pandemic forced thousands of trials to shut down, researchers found clever ways to conduct human studies remotely â while reaching more people, quickly and cheaply.
Dr. Namandje Bumpus, a pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins University, is leading an investigation that has been on hold because of the pandemic.Credit...Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times
By Emily Anthes
Feb. 18, 2021
When the pandemic hit last year, clinical trials took a hit. Universities closed, and hospitals turned their attention to battling the new disease. Many studies that required repeated, in-person visits with volunteers were delayed or scrapped.