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NCT Number: NCT02903953

Clinical Research Outside of Teaching Hospitals (RECHNONU)

The very most part of clinical research in France takes place in teaching hospitals. Advantages to develop it in others hospitals are numerous: access to innovative treatments, improvement of healthcare quality, hospitals' attractiveness, increased inclusion rates and reduced selection bias. The objectives of the study are to report the current situation of clinical research outside of teaching hospitals in France.

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Key information

Conditions

Medical Staff, Hospital

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

The very most part of clinical research in France takes place in teaching hospitals. Advantages to develop it in others hospitals are numerous: access to innovative treatments, improvement of healthcare quality, hospitals' attractiveness, increased inclusion rates and reduced selection bias. The objective the study is report the current situation of clinical research outside of teaching hospitals in France.

A three-stage survey was conducted between January and October 2012 in non-teaching hospitals of North-eastern France. First questionnaires were sent to administrative and medical boards of all hospitals with more than 100 beds, then to head doctors of every department in hospitals with more than 300 beds and finally meetings were organized with clinical research actors of 20 selected hospitals.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • non-teaching hospitals
  • established in north-eastern France

Exclusion criteria

  • more than 100 beds
  • for the second stage only:
  • less than 300 beds

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Description of the clinical research in non-teaching hospitals of north-eastern France

    Time frame: 1 year

    Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Secondary outcomes

  1. Specificities of each centers in clinical research

    Time frame: 1 year

    Self-Assessment Questionnaire

  2. Problems to solve for developing clinical research

    Time frame: 1 year

    semi-structured interview

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Clinical Research Outside of Teaching Hospitals : Current Situation in North-eastern France

Acronym: RECHNONU

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Sep 16, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 16, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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