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How To Transfer Clinical Trial Participants From Ukraine To EU Sites

 
• By Ian Schofield

An EU expert group and a number of member state agencies have published advice on the practicalities of safely moving Ukrainian clinical trial subjects to sites in EU and European Economic Area countries.

Conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Toy tanks on the map.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is forcing the relocation of clinical trialists • Source: Alamy

The EU’s Clinical Trials Coordination Group (CTCG) has issued guidance on how to manage the transfer of patients from Ukrainian trial centers to sites in the EU within a multinational clinical trial as the conflict in Ukraine continues.

Among other things the group says that it is up to the trial sponsor to decide whether to transfer patients,...

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