Podcast 60: Virtual Vigilance in Decentralized Clinical Trials

Sebastian Tong and Gregory Simon of the University of Washington discuss piloting and assessing feasibility in pragmatic trials. This is the second episode in the NIH Collaboratory's 4-part educational podcast series, "Laying the Foundation for Successful Pragmatic Trials." Access resources related to this episode: https://dcricollab.dcri.duke.edu/sites/NIHKR/KR/Podcast%20Episode%202%20Resources.pdf

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Director Wendy Weber and NIH Collaboratory co-PI Adrian Hernandez discuss fit-for-purpose trials and what researchers need to consider during the design phase. This discussion sets the stage for the NIH Collaboratory's 4-part educational podcast series, "Laying the Foundation for Successful Pragmatic Trials." Access resources related to this episode: https://dcricollab.dcri.duke.edu/sites/NIHKR/KR/Podcast%20Episode%201%20Resources.pdf

Alison Huang and Derek Angus of JAMA+ Trials expand on key takeaways from their recent Grand Rounds presentation, “Bringing Context and Clarity to Clinical Trial Research for Clinician and Public Health Audiences.”

Drs. Steven George and Christine Goertz discuss slow recruitment mitigation strategies, one of the small group discussion topics at the NIH Pragmatic Trial Collaboratory's Steering Committee meeting in April 2026. Review the Steering Committee Meeting materials: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/news/april-2026-annual-steering-committee-meeting/

Drs. Brad Hammill and Keith Marsolo discuss the use of death as an endpoint, a section in the Living Textbook chapter on Choosing and Specifying Endpoints and Outcomes. Read the chapter: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/chapters/design/choosing-specifying-end-points-outcomes/choosing-and-specifying-endpoints-and-outcomes-introduction/

Roy Perlis of Harvard Medical School and JAMA+ AI expands on key takeaways from his recent Grand Rounds presentation, “Keeping a Human in the Loop: Scientific Publishing and AI.”

Majid Afshar and Mary Ryan Baumann discuss the conduct and results of their pragmatic trial.

Drs. Jonathan Moyer and David Murray discuss their recent publication, “Evaluating Analytic Models for Individually Randomized Group Treatment Trials With Complex Clustering in Nested and Crossed Designs.”

Drs. Adrian Hernandez and Christopher Lindsell discuss their recent publication, “Ensuring Virtual Vigilance in Decentralized Clinical Trials," as well as the new Living Textbook Chapter on Decentralized Pragmatic Clinical Trials.

Dr. David Zaas discusses key takeaways from his recent keynote presentation: “Landscape of Healthcare in America: Gaps and Opportunities (That Researchers Need to Hear)."