Current globalization of drug interventional clinical trials: characteristics and associated factors, 2011-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical trial globalization is a major trend for industry-sponsored clinical trials. There has been a shift in clinical trial sites towards emerging regions of Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Our study objectives were to evaluate the current characteristics of clinical trials and to find out the associated multiple factors which could explain clinical trial globalization and its implications for clinical trial globalization in 2011-2013.

Methods

The data elements of "phase," "recruitment status," "type of sponsor," "age groups," and "design of trial" from 30 countries were extracted from the ClinicalTrials.gov website. Ten continental representative countries including the USA were selected and the design elements were compared t

SUBMITTER: Jeong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5480138 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature