Notifications about clinical trials
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Regulatory training on transitional trials in CTIS with open question and answers session
| 13 February 2024 |
EMA has organized in the series of the CTIS Bitesize Talk an event related to the transitional trial in CTIS Thursday, 29 February 2024, 16:30 (CET) - 18:00 (CET).
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ACT EU Training for non-commercial sponsors. Transitioning trials to the CTR
| 02 February 2024 |
ACT EU training for non-commercial sponsors Friday, 09 February 2024, from 10:00 AM (CET) to 1:00 PM (CET). The event will be live broadcast and no registration is required to follow the live broadcast on EMA’s website.
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2023 deadline for submitting applications concerning marketing authorisations and clinical trials
| 13 November 2023 |
The deadline for submitting applications concerning marketing authorisations and clinical trials is December 20, 2023. The Danish Medicines Agency is closed for the Holiday Season, from December 23, 2023, until January 1, 2024, both days included. Applications concerning marketing authorisations and amendments to clinical trials need to be submitted before December 20, 2023. We will consider applications submitted after December 20, 2023, as they have been received January 2, 2024.
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Invitation to contribute to the upcoming EU multi-stakeholder workshop on clinical trial methodology on 23 November 2023 in Amsterdam
| 13 September 2023 |
As part of the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU) programme, you will have the opportunity to participate in the upcoming EU multi-stakeholder workshop on 23 November 2023 in Amsterdam to discuss selected clinical trial methodology topics. Stakeholders are invited to express their interest for participation to the workshop via the EU survey until 17 September 2023.
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Multi-stakeholder platform to improve clinical trials in the EU – Public consultation
| 07 February 2023 |
As part of the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU) initiative, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Commission (EC) are establishing a multi-stakeholder platform to improve clinical trials in the European Union (EU). The multi-stakeholder platform will support discussions across the clinical research landscape and facilitate the evolution of clinical trial methods and approaches.
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2022 deadline for submitting applications concerning marketing authorisations and clinical trials
| 19 October 2022 |
The deadline for submitting applications concerning marketing authorisations and clinical trials is 20 December 2022. The Danish Medicines Agency is closed for the Holiday Season, from 24 December, 2022, until 1 January, 2023, both days included. Applications concerning marketing authorisations and clinical trials need to be submitted before 20 December, 2022. We will consider applications submitted after 20 December, 2022, as if they have been received 2 January 2023.
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Invitation to EMA Organisation Management Service (OMS) Trouble Shooting Sessions for CTIS users
| 30 August 2022 |
Before applying for clinical trials with investigational medicin products under the EU Clinical Trials Regulation no. 536/2014 (EU CTR), sponsors and trial sites have to be registered in EMAs Organizational Management Service (OMS). EMA is now inviting all sponsors and trial sites to online trouble shooting sessions, where they can submit questions in advance (see tabel below) concerning organisation and site registration in OMS.
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Expression of interest for onsite participation in ACT EU workshop on Decentralised Clinical Trial guidance on October 4th 2022 – Response deadline is September 06th 2022.
| 25 August 2022 |
New and innovative clinical trial designs and methodologiesprovide opportunities and challenges for the EU clinical trials environment. The EU decentralised clinical trials (EU DCT) project aims to address some of these challenges, in line with the European Medicines Agencies Network Strategy to 2025 and European Commission’s Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe. Since March 2022, the Clinical Trials Coordination Group (CTCG) under the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have been responsible for the project management of the EU Decentralised Clinical Trials (EU DCT) project, with Ditte Zerlang Christensen of the Danish Medicines Agency (DKMA) as the project manager. The ACT EU Programme will host a multi-stakeholder workshop on DCTs on behalf of the EU DCT project, bringing together participants from all areas of the research community to share perspectives on this type of clinical trials. The multi-stakeholder workshop will be an onsite meeting hosted by EMA on October 4th 2022. A live broadcast of the workshop’s plenary session will be provided, open to all interested parties.
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Management of clinical trials in light of the current situation in Ukraine
| 06 April 2022 |
The current situation in Ukraine can have an impact on the conduct of clinical trials. It can affect both the supply of trial-related drug products and the collection of critical data. Therefore, an initial guidance on the management of clinical trials in light of the situation have been issued by the European Commission (EC), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Clinical Trials Facilitation and Coordination Group (CTCG).
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The Danish Medicines Agency's guideline on extraordinary measures for clinical trials due to COVID-19 will not be extended after 01 December 2021
| 04 November 2021 |
We have chosen not to extend the validity of our guidance on extraordinary measures for clinical trials due to COVID-19 further, why the guidance and the granted exemptions expire on 01 December 2021.
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Updated guidance on the implementation of decentralised elements in clinical trials with medicinal products
| 10 September 2021 |
You can now read the updated guidance on the implementation of decentralised elements in clinical trials with medicinal products - version 2.0
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Guidance on the implementation of decentralised elements in clinical trials with medicinal products is now available
| 04 May 2021 |
Decentralised clinical trials with medicinal products meet the patients, wherever they are, in a faster and more efficient process benefitting both patient, healthcare professionals and industry. It is therefore gratifying to be able to announce that another important milestone has been reached in the Danish Medicines Agency's project to ensure an up-to-date and robust regulatory framework for decentralisation of clinical trials.
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Clinical trials of the future place the patient at the centre
| 20 January 2021 |
In many cases, participating in a clinical trial is a considerable burden for the trial subjects. Clinical trials often involve many hospital appointments with a lot of travel and waiting time. The people who are affected the most live far away from the hospital departments concerned, with resulting unequal access to clinical research in Denmark.
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Home-based clinical trials will be possible in the future
| 20 January 2021 |
Participate in a clinical trial from the comfort of your own home. It may sound a little crazy, but it is actually possible in many respects. The Danish Medicines Agency has started a project to enable researchers and pharmaceutical companies to conduct so-called decentralised clinical trials which by means of new technologies make it easier for people to participate in clinical trials. It makes it more convenient for the participants and increases efficiency, while ultimately getting medicines to market faster for the benefit of patients.
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The Danish Medicines Agency can again receive electronic adverse reaction reports via E2B
| 23 November 2020 |
Please be informed that the gateway for SUSAR submission is now available again. If You after 48 hours have submissions that are pending acknowledgements, please contact the Danish Medicines Agency.
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The Danish Medicines Agency cannot receive electronic adverse drug reactions via E2B in the period November 19th from 10:00 CET to November 24th
| 11 November 2020 |
Due to implementation of a new IT-system is it not possible for the Danish Medicines Agency to receive electronic adverse drug reactions (SUSARs) via E2B (DKMAEUDRA) in the period November 19th (10:00 CET) to November 24th 2020. Submissions to EVCTMPROD are not affected.
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Extraordinary measures for clinical trials due to COVID-19
| 09 October 2020 |
UPDATED. We are aware that COVID-19 has consequences with regards to the conduct of clinical trials in Denmark. Multiple factors play a role such as trial participants in quarantine, limited access to public places (including hospitals) due to the risk of spreading infections etc.
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Danish Medicines Agency takes tougher action to ensure the publication of clinical trial results
| 06 October 2020 |
A fine or imprisonment of up to four months is the ultimate punishment if the results from clinical trials of medicines are not published. The Danish Medicines Agency will be taking a tougher line on investigators – the so-called sponsors of clinical trials of medicines – if they do not publish the results of the trials they carry out.
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Fast-track Approval of Clinical Trials investigating COVID-19
| 17 March 2020 |
Clinical trials investigating treatments for COVID-19 will be processed within 3 days. The processing time is extended if major objections is raised but we prioritise to have these solved immediately.
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End of day meeting on new EU recommendations on complex clinical trials at the Danish Medicines Agency
| 29 March 2019 |
The Danish Medicines Agency invites pharmaceutical companies, researchers and other interested parties to an end of day meeting on the new European recommendations on complex clinical trials which aim to support the development of personalised medicine.