Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – December 1, 2008
December 1, 2008
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CT site's unique research model reaps success and contented PIs
Everyone agrees that these are difficult times for physicians who wish to start working in clinical trials. They often have trouble enrolling in new trials, and the budgeting and documentation realities may lead to disillusionment before their first studies are completed. -
CR model works for AZ investigators
When the founders of HOPE Research Institute of Phoenix, AZ, began to envision their new clinical research (CR) organization, they relied upon both their past successes and challenges in drawing plans. -
More harm than good? Fed database stirs controversy
The clinical research industry is bracing itself for the next phase of the federal government's ClinicalTrials.gov research database and the addition of CT results. -
Advice to improve informed consent
There are a number of ways clinical trial (CT) sites and investigators could improve the informed consent process, and CT experts offer a variety of suggestions for how to make this happen. -
Simplify IC form is first idea — here are other strategies to follow
If you believe the informed consent process truly is a process and not just a multi-page document to get someone to sign, then it's important to develop strategies for improving both the process and the IC form. -
Boost recruitment efforts by building up referrals
For clinical trial enrollment success sites need to have solid, long-term relationships with clinicians who refer patients to studies. -
CR and FDA News
Four new Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CERCs) have been added by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). -
FDA opening offices in Asia, Europe, Latin America
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in October that it will send Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff to China, India, Europe, and Latin America before the end of 2008.