WHO Drug Information Vol. 20, No. 1, 2006 - World Health ...

WHO Drug Information Vol 20, No. 1, 2006General Information• List of comparator products included in theGuidance on the selection of comparatorpharmaceutical products for equivalenceassessment of interchangeable multisource(generic) products. Annex 11, WHO TechnicalReport Series No. 902, 2002, and Annex 11,WHO Technical Report Series No. 902, 2002.http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/quality_safety/quality_assurance/regulatory_standards/en/index.html) to bepublished on the web in order to ease its regularupdates, and• Several test methods currently published in thepublication entitled “Quality control methods formedicinal plant materials”, in collaboration withTRM.Reference: World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/medicinesWHO clinical trial registryinitiative: updateAs previously reported (1), a registry platform hasbeen set up within WHO to link registers into acomprehensive network and provide harmonizationand information for the initiative. The ScientificAdvisory Group (SAG) is composed ofinternational experts who represent key stakeholdersinvolved in clinical trials and advises onthe principles and substantive standards for trialregistration. The Group met for the first time inGeneva, Switzerland on 17 and 18 November2005 where participants agreed to key elementsof global trial registration policies:• Registration of all interventional trials is ascientific, ethical, and moral responsibility.• At a minimum, the 20 item Data Set is requiredfor trial registration (See table below). (1).• Full disclosure of all 20 items at the time ofregistration is critical on scientific grounds and isin the public interest.The SAG also supported the general structureand composition of an international network ofregisters, and confirmed the importance ofdetecting multiply-registered trials.The first meeting of the International AdvisoryBoard (IAB) took place at Imperial College,London, UK on 6 February 2006. The panel ofexperts endorsed the strategic plan of the RegistryPlatform and provided a strong vote of support,in particular for the key milestones whichincludes the launch of a network of qualified trialregisters, a unique identification number fortracking trials (Universal Trial Reference Numberor UTRN), and a one-stop search portal that willdirect users to trial information contained inindividual registers worldwide. The IAB alsoendorsed the Registry Platform’s two-tieredapproach to the proposed network of Primary andAssociate Registers.WHO Network of Member RegistersWHO will establish a coordinated, internationalnetwork of trial registers that will serve globalhealth needs through a web-based platform.Acceptable registers will be approved based oncriteria that are being finalized. The WHO has noplans to administer its own trial register.The composition of the register network has beenfinalized. It will consist of two types of registers:• A relatively small number of national, regional, orinternational Primary Registers, which accept alltrials, perform deduplication of entries withintheir own register, and provide data directly tothe WHO;20 item Data Set1. Primary Register and Trial ID number2. Date of Registration in Primary Register3. Secondary ID number(s)4. Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support5. Primary Sponsor6. Secondary Sponsor(s)7. Contact for Public Queries8. Contact for Scientific Queries9. Public Title10. Scientific Title11. Countries of Recruitment12. Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) Studied13. Intervention(s)14. Key Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria15. Study Type16. Date of First Enrollment17. Target Sample Size18. Recruitment Status19. Primary Outcome(s)20. Key Secondary Outcomes35