pam kearns: how can i do my clinical trial?

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How can I do my clinical trial?

Focusing on CTIMPs

• Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product– a clinical trial that is within the scope of the UK

Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004.

How do you know if my trial is a CTIMP?

Useful guide: clinical trial algorithm

Http://www.mhra.gov.uk

The route to opening a clinical trial

RESEARCH IDEA TRIAL DESIGN

TRIAL DESIGN TRIAL PROTOCOL

TRIAL PROTOCOL FULL REGULATORY APPROVAL

FULL REGULATORY APPROVAL OPEN TRIAL

TOP TIPS• Take advice from experienced trialists

• Statisticians do more than calculate the sample size

• Approach a Clinical Trials Unit at this stage

RESEARCH IDEA TRIAL DESIGN

TRIAL DESIGN TRIAL PROTOCOL

Identify funding streams

Grant Application tips

• A good application cannot be written in a rush

• Costing a clinical trial properly is complicated!

• Need to start process around 6 weeks before submission deadline– Remember PINK form– Need time for Finance to approve

the costings

Decide on Sponsor

Decide on trial management

structure

Calculating the costs of the trial

Costs• Research costs

– Data collection– Analysis– Other activities needed to

answer the question – Staff costs (direct and

indirect)

NHS• Support costs

– Additional patient related costs that would end when the research ended• Patient costs• Extra-inpatient days• Additional nursing costs

– Treatment costs• Patient treatment costs

which would continue after the research project ended

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4125280

TRIAL PROTOCOL FULL REGULATORY APPROVAL

CTA from MHRA

Trial Insurance

Sponsor agreement

Ethics Committee approval

NHS permission

All these steps take time and are best undertaken in collaboration with an experienced trial management team

FULL REGULATORY APPROVAL OPEN TRIAL

Contracts

Site agreements

othersDelegated responsibilities

Pharma contracts

FULL REGULATORY APPROVAL OPEN TRIAL

Contracts

Additional Trial documents

CRFs

Master and Site filesdatabases

Pharmacy manual

FULL REGULATORY APPROVAL OPEN TRIAL

Contracts

Additional Trial documents

Site initiation

Trial Launch meeting

Trial Management from a Chief Investigator’s perspective

• Work closely with the Trial Management Team

• Be responsible for the ongoing safety evaluation of the study

• Provide clinical advice to participating sites when requested

• Clinically assess the seriousness and expectedness of SAEs

• Assist in preparation of document amendments

• Help prepare multiple reports:

– ethics annual progress report, funder’s progress report, Clinical Study Group report, DMC reports, and the final reports to the MHRA and NRES

• Analyse data performed on the study data and to prepare manuscripts for publication.

Useful resources

http://www.ct-toolkit.ac.uk/

http://www.ct-toolkit.ac.uk/

http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/centres/bcct/index.aspx

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