Germany: BfArM Recommendations for clinical trials with medical devices during the COVID-19 pandemic

2024-02-26T11:12:52+00:00March 27th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory, Western Europe|Tags: , , , |

On March 26, 2020, the BfArM published "Additional recommendations on the European Guidance on the Management of Clinical Trials during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic " for clinical trials with medicinal products. All recommendations are aimed at: continue to ensure [...]

EMA Guidelines for COVID-19 Impact on Clinical Trial Methodology

2024-02-02T11:39:10+00:00March 26th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe|Tags: , , , |

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a new draft guideline for clinical trials inviting sponsors to evaluate the implications of COVID-19 on methodological aspects of ongoing trials. This guidance covers actions that sponsors of ongoing clinical trials affected by [...]

HUNGARY: Update on measures for clinical studies under COVID-19

2024-02-26T11:39:00+00:00March 25th, 2020|Categories: Eastern Europe, Europe|Tags: , , , , |

UPDATE ON MARCH 25th, 2020 OGYEI National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition updated special measures to face COVID-19 emergency. Updated instructions concern among others: Authorization procedure for new study applications or amendments:  sponsors should submit as "urgent safety measure" [...]

DENMARK: Extraordinary Measures for Clinical Trials due to COVID-19

2024-02-02T10:35:12+00:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: Europe, Western Europe|Tags: , , , , , |

UPDATE ON March 24th, 2020 Danish Medicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen) issued guidance regarding extraordinary measures  and further amendment dated March 24th for clinical trials during a pandemic emergency. The Agency is aware of Covid-19 influence on the conduct of clinical [...]

ROMANIA: Important Announcement of ANMDMR to the attention of companies conducting clinical trials

2024-02-29T14:10:08+00:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: Eastern Europe, Europe|Tags: , , , , |

UPDATED on March 24th, 2020 National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices in Romania (ANMDMR) issued an important message to the Sponsors of clinical studies in the country. Announcement from March 13th, 2020 in the local language can be [...]

LITHUANIA: Lithuanian Bioethics Committee issues guidelines on clinical research under COVID-19

2024-02-26T16:10:55+00:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Eastern Europe, Europe|Tags: , , , , |

UPDATE ON March 23, 2020 Lithuanian Bioethics Committee issued guidelines on clinical research under COVID-19. However, further guidance is expected to be soon released by the State Medicines Control Agency under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of [...]

IRELAND: HPRA provides recommendations for clinical research management under COVID-19

2024-02-26T12:16:42+00:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Europe, Western Europe|Tags: , , , |

Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA) recommends some specific measures for the COVID-19 emergency. Meditrial manages several studies in Ireland and has direct connections with Investigators, hospitals and local Ethics Committees. Please feel free to contact us for advice and support. [...]

Italy. Covid-19 infection reaches 59.138 with 5.476 deaths. Slowing trends of new cases and deaths recorded today for the first time.

2024-02-26T15:59:57+00:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Covid-19, Europe, Western Europe|Tags: , , , , |

A slowdown of the rising trends in the number of Covid infections and deaths was recorded today by the Italian Civil Protection. Healthcare workers infected rise to 4,824 and now their testing is prioritized. The total lockdown in Italy [...]

Zhejiang University Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment

2024-02-29T17:19:53+00:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19|Tags: , , |

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have convened a group of medical experts who have just returned from the frontlines of fighting the pandemic in China. With the support of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of [...]

SWITZERLAND: New Ordinance for Clinical Trials during COVID-19 Emergency

2024-02-29T14:29:45+00:00March 21st, 2020|Categories: Europe, Western Europe|Tags: , , , , , |

UPDATE ON March 21st, 2020 The Swiss federal government published an ordinance to conduct clinical trials during the COVID-19 emergency. This legislation applies to Sponsors, investigators and project leaders of clinical trials and research projects in Switzerland. It is [...]

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