IQVIA announced its Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) program has received GDPR compliance validation from TRUSTArc. This marks the first instance of a DCT service receiving this European data privacy validation. TRUSTArc's third-party validation demonstrates that IQVIA's DCT program processes personal data in accordance with GDPR, allowing customers to address participant and investigator privacy concerns that may arise because of their participation in decentralized trials.

TRUSTArc maps it's GDPR Validation requirements to applicable GDPR Articles and ISO 27001 standards, alongside the standards of it's own Privacy and Data Governance Accountability Framework. This validation is yet another step IQVIA has taken to enable DCTs to be brought to a wider group of participants, improving diversity, sustainability, and trust in clinical development.