Study Set-Up: Latest news

Here you will find the latest news about UK Clinical Research Delivery’s work to improve study set-up.

Updates to RDN Portfolio Eligibility Criteria

Guidance on interpretation of IR(ME)R in NHS research

This guidance provides clarifications on national research review processes and IR(ME)R legislation, to help make study set-up and the delivery of research easier. One area identified by the UKCRD study set-up project, as a barrier to further streamlining, is inconsistent interpretation of the research specific requirements of IR(ME)R by NHS organisations. These inconsistencies result in unnecessary steps in the set-up of research studies involving ionising radiation exposures, adding to delay.

NIHR support for 150-day study set-up for clinical trials

The NIHR have published a dedicated webpage on support for 150-day study set-up for clinical trials. The page covers the 3 stages of the 150-day metric and NIHR’s key workstreams to support delivery organisations reduce clinical trial set-up times to 150-days or less.

Guidance on detailed definitions and processes for site-level performance reporting

UKCRD Priority to streamline and reform the set-up and delivery of clinical trials Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Action to enhance visibility of clinical research delivery against the UK government’s commitment to reduce the set-up time for clinical trials to less than 150 days