Clinical trials are a type of research that studies new tests and treatments and evaluates their effects on human health outcomes.
Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research have today committed, through the signature of a joint statement, to implement WHO standards to strengthen clinical trial systems and ensure that research better serves patients and communities. The statement sets out measures to integrate clinical trials into sustainable national infrastructure, improve trial design, ensure that trial ...
The Guidance for Best Practices for Clinical Trials has been developed in response to the 2022 World Health Assembly resolution (WHA75.8) on strengthening clinical trials. This guidance provides Member States with a framework for integrating robust and ethical clinical trial practices into their national health systems, enhancing the quality, transparency, and inclusivity of trials worldwide ...
A critical new global body to support inclusivity in clinical trials An analysis run by the Global Observatory on Health Research and Development of all clinical trials in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) reveals that just 4% of clinical trials over the past decade allowed the inclusion of pregnant women.
WHO has today launched the Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF), a global, multi-stakeholder network to strengthen clinical trial environments and infrastructure at national, regional and global levels.
The mission of the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform is to ensure that a complete view of research is accessible to all those involved in health care decision making. This will improve research transparency and will ultimately strengthen the validity and value of the scientific evidence base.
Centre for Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials Registry - Chinese University of Hong Kong Content 1. Does the Registry accept prospective registration of interventional clinical trials submitted by Responsible Registrants? Yes 2. Is the Registry open to all prospective registrants (ICMJE), either internationally, or within one or more specific ...