Applied Clinical Trials-11-01-2002

The agency is shifting regulation of biotech therapies to its drug center, a streamlining initiative to be implemented by a new FDA commissioner.

The World Summit on Sustainable Development may have fizzled, but a promising new long-term clinical trials partnership between the EU, industry, and developing countries is in the works.

Successful recruitment requires a good fit between the subjects, the sites, and the protocol. Here?s how to assess the necessary tailoring of procedures.

A health care attorney clarifies how amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule bear on the recruitment of clinical trials subjects.

Good organization and technological support are needed to bring the benefits of electronic data capture to a clinical trial.

The results of a Web-based survey of some subjects in recent clinical trials suggest ways to improve the consent process.

A survey of pharmaceutical manufacturers reveals that pediatric trials are widespread across Germany.