Tag: GDPR
Global Compliance
Data Protection Part 3: Key Considerations for Clinical Trial Recruitment
With the advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, individuals now have expanded rights to information regarding the use of their personal data. These changes impact several aspects of the clinical trial recruitment process and may require sponsors and CROs to update their data collection and protection protocols and processes for informed consent. Consent...
Global Compliance
Data Protection Part 2: Ensuring Study Start-Up Compliance With GDPR
At the beginning of a study, there are a number of steps sponsors and CROs must take to ensure compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. In this blogpost, we focus on four GDPR articles that are relevant to study start-up. Article 131 As the data controller, the sponsor must provide a privacy notice...
Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4
Data Protection Part 1: Understanding How GDPR Affects Clinical Trials
Since it took effect May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has been reshaping the way data is handled across every industry sector, including clinical research. The objective of the GDPR is to strengthen and standardize the protection of personal data across the EU, including ex-EU data that is processed within the...