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Disinterest in industry-sponsored clinical research
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Creation of a single-point of contact for industries by funding the following posts:
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• No clearly-identified referent
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• Inter-regional contact point for industry
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• Industrial referent (and administrative assistant) in the DCRI in each teaching hospital
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• Positive image of French clinical research by the professionalism and dynamic structures with a culture of results, particularly in terms of patient recruitment delays and objectives
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Fragmented clinical research resources between research institutes and hospitals/clinics
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• No additional structure but annual call for proposals for CRT posts to strengthen the existing inter-regional structures
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• Development of tools for feasibility surveys
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• Funding of CRTs in non-teaching hospitals to increase capacity for patient recruitment
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Confusion about the meaning of ‘network’
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Annual funding call for ‘support for clinical investigation network’:
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• In the hospital setting, ‘network’ is often associated with care or healthcare networks
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• Development of a thematic national clinical investigation networks for international collaborations
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• Definition of missions and clear added value
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• Development of standards and performance criteria
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No common information system
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Development of SIGREC, an information system dedicated to the administrative management and follow-up of clinical trials (industry-sponsored and investigator initiated)
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• Faster implementation of clinical trials
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• One-stop information source for all sites – assess availability for new trials
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• Long-term aim – to reduce paperwork and provide statistics on number of studies/investigator etc.
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Long delay before clinical trial implementation
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• Development of model contracts and financial
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• Appendices (in French and English) ➔ save time
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• In 2014, possibility to set up contract via SIGREC (paperless environment)
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Isolated investigators
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• Almost 500 qualified clinical research staff have been hired and trained via three calls for proposals
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• Rarely associated with specific, qualified CRTs or other staff
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• These staff are dedicated to industry-sponsored clinical research
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• The professionalism of the teams and the improved organisations of the sites have contributed to a more attractive and competitive clinical research environment in France
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