Netherland: CCMO announces conditions for (re)starting clinical trials in clinical research units

2024-02-29T13:53:58+00:00May 27th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Western Europe|Tags: , , , |

The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) published a document with the conditions for the (re)start of studies in clinical research units. The document foresees a step-by-step relaxation of the restrictive measures. This makes it possible to [...]

FDA issues guidance on Premarket Approval (PMA) and Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) supplements during COVID-19

2024-02-26T09:10:23+00:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance with immediate effect which allows medical device manufacturers to make “limited modifications” to their devices without submitting a premarket approval (PMA), humanitarian device exemption (HDE) supplement or a 30-day [...]

UK: Managing clinical trials during COVID-19

2024-02-29T15:17:32+00:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory, UK|Tags: , , , , , |

On 21 May 2020, NIHR set out a framework to guide the restarting of NIHR research activities which have been paused due to COVID-19. Sponsors planning to restart trials or to initiate new clinical trials should take account of the principles [...]

Germany: BfArM and PEI issued supplementary recommendations on management of clinical trials during COVID-19 pandemic

2024-02-26T11:08:52+00:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , , |

BfArM (Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte) and PEI (Paul-Ehrlich-Institut) provided supplementary recommendations to the guideline on management of clinical trials during COVID-19 released by the European authorities on 20th March 2020. Key points of BfArM and PEI recommendations on [...]

AUSTRIA: BASG issues information on the withdrawal of measures for clinical trials at the end of the pandemic

2024-02-01T15:08:04+00:00May 19th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe|Tags: , , , |

The Austrian Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) updated its FAQ with new information related to the communication with the Federal Office and the withdrawal of measures at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Communication with the [...]

FDA issued a Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19

2024-02-07T16:16:06+00:00May 18th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , , , |

FDA issued a guidance to provide general considerations to assist sponsors in assuring the safety of trial participants, maintaining compliance with good clinical practice (GCP), and minimizing risks to trial integrity for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency. FDA [...]

MDCG issues guidance on safety reporting for device studies under MDR

2024-02-26T16:45:36+00:00May 15th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , |

The European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) issued a guidance explaining how safety reporting in clinical investigations of medical devices should be performed under the MDR. The guidance applies to: premarket clinical investigations of non-CE marked devices, premarket [...]

Israel: Monitoring visits in hospitals allowed again

2024-02-26T12:26:55+00:00May 13th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Israel|Tags: , , |

Good news from Israel! Our monitors informed us about the restart of onsite monitoring visits after the break imposed by the COVID-19 emergency. Monitoring visits will be conducted in compliance with safety rules. Meditrial is closely monitoring the situation [...]

FDA updates guidance on conduct of clinical trials during COVID-19

2024-02-26T09:43:11+00:00May 13th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , , |

FDA published the guidance to provide general considerations to assist sponsors in assuring the safety of trial participants, maintaining compliance with good clinical practice(GCP), and minimizing risks to trial integrity for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency. [...]

FDA updates on surveillance inspections during COVID-19

2024-02-26T09:44:34+00:00May 13th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The FDA is collaborating with the CDC to develop a process that would govern how and where to return to on-site facility surveillance inspections in accordance with the gating criteria outlined in the White House Guidelines for Opening Up [...]

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