New UK System Will Check Trial Sponsors Report Study Results

HRA Makes Changes To End-Of-Study Reporting Requirements

The UK has started monitoring whether clinical trial sponsors are fulfilling responsibilities to make their research open and transparent.

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The UK’s Health Research Authority (HRA) has introduced a new system to measure how clinical trial sponsors are complying with their obligation to make all study results public.

The new monitoring system came into effect on 15 September and requires researchers to submit information to the HRA at...

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