Proposals for better administration of clinical trial kick-off meeting / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To affirm the importance of clinical trial kick-off meeting and improve the meeting quality.Methods:According to the literature review of latest laws and regulations, combined with working experiences in clinical trial management, this article tried to identify possible problems that might occur before, during and after the kick-off meeting, analyze how to better manage the kick-off meeting, and propose suggestions for possible solutions.Results:Newly approved clinical trial institutions may face challenges such as lack of training, unclear responsibilities, lack of attention to quality control of professional department and post-meeting management. Thus, a series of suggestions were proposed, including more substantial communication and tailored training should be in place before the kick-off meeting, responsibilities for each stakeholder should be clarified during the meeting with specific concern of the professional quality control, in addition, meeting minutes and related materials should be well documented after the meeting.Conclusions:Clinical trial kick-off meeting is crucial that clinical trials institutions should pay more attention and work for better administration of such meetings.