Clinical Trial Site Management in Africa
Effective clinical trial site management leads to high-quality research outcomes. A clinical site with appropriately-qualified investigators & site staff is paramount for a successful clinical study. Infiuss understands the importance of successful clinical trial management and specializes in its provision throughout our African site network.
We Solve Clinical Trial Recruitment Challenges
Patient access, recruitment, engagement and retention pose significant clinical research challenges. We help you solve these with access to patient populations across Africa and best-in-class recruitment and patient retention strategies.
PI Recruitment
We’re renowned for our ability to offer primary investigator services to clients looking to do research in africa or utilize african participants.
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A cutting edge CRO, leading the way in creating the technologies and services for clients seeking to perform clinical trials in Africa.
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Including site feasibility, site selection, and site activation.
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Including data collection, management and data quality assurance
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What we offer
Choosing and managing a clinical trial site is a crucial step in your study.. Here’s how we select and manage clinical trial sites.
Clinical Trial Site Feasibility
Site feasibility is the process of evaluating whether a particular site is equipped to conduct a clinical trial or study.
The following criteria must be determined to assess site feasibility for the study: the qualification & experience (including the presence of an updated GCP certificate) of the site staff, the availability of site resources (time, site staff & infrastructure & suitable equipment) and the motivation of site staff.
Budgetary considerations and study timelines must also be considered.
Clinical Trial Site Selection
Research site selection is the process by which a site is selected based on its possession of pre-determined site selection criteria.
Infiuss identifies an array of sites that are a good fit for your clinical study needs and arranges pre-study site selection visits to further evaluate the competencies of the site. Once a site has been chosen, ethical submissions and site contracts can be implemented.
Clinical Site Initiation & Activation
Once ethical approval has been obtained and contracts signed, it is necessary to prepare the site for activation. The (electronic) Case Report Forms, Informed Consent Form, Investigational Product or medical device (if applicable) must be present at site prior to initiation.
At site initiation, all site staff involved in the study are trained on the study protocol and logistics, questions are answered, and all CVs of all site staff, including the pharmacist and laboratory personnel are collected.
After the site initiation visit, the site is declared activated and open for recruitment.
Clinical Trial Monitoring
Once the clinical trial starts, trial monitoring ensures subject safety and data quality. By overseeing every step of a clinical trial process, we ensure that it’s being conducted, recorded, and reported in complete accordance with the clinical trial protocol.
Clinical Trial Site Training
Site training is an integral part of integral site management. It occurs at site initiation and throughout the entire duration of the trial. Site training ensures site staff are conversant with the protocol, thereby reducing the potential for errors and protocol deviations.
What is Site Management in Clinical Trials?
Site management in clinical trials refers to effective site monitoring and oversight through all clinical studies stages—study startup, study conduct, and study close-out. Efficient site management goes beyond monitoring, and focuses on consistent communication with site staff, the sponsor, and all other stakeholders.
Efficient site management goes beyond monitoring, and focuses on consistent communication with site staff, the sponsor, and all other stakeholders. Infiuss has deep therapeutic knowledge and extensive connections within the African healthcare system. We leverage our network and expertise to your benefit.
Why we’re better
Our African clinical trial expertise includes:
- Understanding the research process as it relates to Africa (including protocol development, informed consent and decentralized clinical trials)
- Expertise in site and vendor management (including site networks, central labs, Interactive Voice/Web Response Systems (IxRS), eCRFs, pricing, research, and therapeutic expertise of site staff)
- Knowledge of regulatory affairs (including regulatory body and ethical committee requirements in multiple African nations
What Does a Site Management Organization Do?
A site management organization (SMO) is a provider that delivers administrative support and effective clinical operations to researchers at a trial site.
Clinical Research Site Selection Criteria and Process
Our site selection process is rigorous and dependent on the type of research you’re conducting. Here’s part of the checklist we use to evaluate potential research sites for our partners. See Criterias.
Medical Devices
Africa is a great place to conduct clinical trials if you’re developing a medical device. Think of us as your CRO partner for every aspect of your medical device clinical trial.
Drug Development
Infiuss Health is the preferred CRO in Africa for pharmaceutical companies. With our concierge services and Probe CDMS, we handle everything from site selection to clinical study reporting.
Clinical Researchers
From the biopharmaceutical industry to academia, clinical researchers of all types choose Infiuss Health as their CRO partner to manage clinical trials in Africa.
Clinical Trial Site Management FAQ
Everything you need to know about site management and the service we offer. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please chat to our team.
Why Conduct Clinical Trials in Africa?
A technology-first approach to research. We are your foot on the ground in Africa.
Access
Traditionally, Africa has not been particularly accessible to American and European researchers. We’re changing that, with the provision of quality clinical research for easy access to African research sites and participants.
Cost
Our pharmaceutical & academic partners conduct clinical trials in Africa for a fraction of the cost they would spend in other geographic regions.
Genetic Diversity
The African population exhibits greater genetic diversity than the rest of the world combined. Obtaining safety and efficacy data in clinical trials from populations with broader genetic diversity is essential for data integrity and generalizable results.
Endemic Diseases
If you’re researching rare diseases endemic to the African continent (e.g., malaria, ebola, sickle cell anemia, hantavirus or monkeypox), you’ll want to conduct your clinical trials in…Africa.
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