About HCT

We support Decentralised Clinical Trials with In-Home Nursing Services for Clinical Research in Portugal

Founded by clinical nurse specialists, we are a healthcare provider dedicated to offer home nursing solutions for clinical trials

about clinical home trials portugal

HCT is committed to help sponsors, CROs, and sites to reach and retain more patients through the most complete home trial service in Portugal. We are focused in making each patient encounter success, live longer and prosper.

our aim

Meet Sponsor's requirements

Better medical solutions

Enhance patient engagement

Increase clinical trial's diversity

Our mission

Faster, Better, Safer

Our mission is to make it easier and faster for all parties to make the best out of clinical trials

For patients that can mean a longer life. For CRO’s and Labs it can mean more lives saved

Our values

We’ve got your back

We take pride in always taking ownership for everything we do.
We work only with the best nurses to ensure everything works accordingly to meet the sponsor’s requirements while also maintaining our patients engaged throughout the process

Our goals

Make it accessible

Clinical trials help save lives. With more trials and more patients we can improve the overall population’s quality of life and help future generations too

home clinical research

Mobile Research Nursing

Home Care Visits

HCT covers the whole territory of Portugal, with a network of study nurses with different backgrounds and clinical expertise

 

We are able to provide services in the most remote areas, assuring the quality of services and safety

 

HCT supports all clinical trials from phase I to phase IV

 

We’re also present in Croatia and Costa Rica

Our Nurses

HCT guarantees the full training and the right knowledge to perform nursing activities under clinical trials demands

We have a range of ICH-GCP certified study nurses, able to perform in-home visits according to study protocols

We also have experience dealing with patients with different backgrounds and rare diseases

Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Genetic Disease
Gynecology
Hematology
Hepatology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology
Neurology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Rare Diseases
Rheumatology
Transplant
Urology
Vaccines
Virology

Patients

Infants
Pediatrics
Adolescents
Adults
Elderly

Reasons to work with us

  • Support at all stages

  • We are available 24/7

  • Over 5 years of experience

  • Our staff is certified

  • We care

How can we empower your clinical trial?​

Accreditations

ERS - Regulatory Authority of Health in Portugal

Liability Insurance coverage for Clinical Trials

Data Protection Policy

Data backup