Presentation prepared by Dr Omar Hasan Kasule Sr MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard) Professor of Epidemiology and Bioethics King Fahad Medical City.
STAGE 1:
- Research question/hypothesis
- Funding: grant or pharma sponsor
- Development of the investigational product in the laboratory
- Animal testing
- Synopsis of the study
- Selection of the site(s)
STAGE 2:
- The protocol
- The investigator brochure
- Consent documents
- Contracts and insurance
- Regulatory submissions
- Start-up meeting with investigators
STAGE 3:
- Recruitment strategy
- Review CRF and source document templates
- Site and trial master files
- Obtain regulatory approval
- Site initiation meeting
- Staff training
- Receipt of the investigational product (IP)
STAGE 4:
- Clinical conduct of the trial
- Database lock
- Close-out meeting
- Archiving
- IP destruction
- Publish results
- Submit for drug registration
NOTES:
Adapted from A
Comprehensive and
Practical Guide to
Clinical Trials Edited
by Delva
Shamley and Brenda
Wright. Pages 6-8. Elsevier 2017