Was betrifft es? Warum ist das wichtig?

Based on the HRA law, relevant study documents must initially be submitted and approved by health authorities prior to being implemented in a study.

 

Applicable health authorities include:

 

Extend of documents that must be submitted, including which health authority to submit to is based on the:

  • Respective ordinance that applies to the study (e.g. ClinO, ClinO-MD, HRO)
  • Study type (e.g. interventional versus observational studies, transplantation products, investigations involving ionising radiation)
  • Study risk-category (e.g. A,B,C, with A having a low risk and C a high risk)
  • Study set-up (e.g. multi- versus mono-centre studies)

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Ethics Committee: All studies and their respective documents must be submitted and approved by EC, irrespective of the respecitve ordinance applicable to the study, study type (mono- multicentre), study risk-category, and study set-up (e.g. study design, use of placebo, blinded study)

 

Swissmedic: The following studies and their respective documents must be submitted and approved by Swissmedic:

 

FOPH: In addition to Swissmedic the following studies must submit their documents to the FOPH:

  • ClinO studies with:
    • Gene therapy, genetically modified pathogenic organisms
    • Transplantation of human organs, tissues and cells, and with risk-category B and C
    • Studies with radiation sources exceeding 5mSv/year for participants, and with risk-category C
  • HRO studies with radiation sources exceeding 5mSv/year for participants

Was muss ich befolgen?

As a SP-INV and based on your study, make yourself familiar with which documents must be submitted to Ethics Committee (EC), RA (e.g. Swissmedic), and FOPH respectively.

 

Ethics Committee submission:

  • Study documents are uploaded on BASEC, the EC electronic submission portal
  • Create a personalized BASEC login
  • Upload all EC required documents (e.g. also listed in the ClinO, ClinO-MD, HRO ordinances)

 

Swissmedic submission:

  • Pepare a CTA dossier
  • Include documents according to given guidelines

 

FOPH additional submission:

  • Upload all FOPH required documents as listed in the ClinO and HRO ordinances

 

For more information refer to Ethics & Law in this Study Guide.

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When submitting to health authorities, submission to EC, Swissmedic and FOPH, can be done concurrently, as applicable.

Based on the law, each study is risk-categorized (e.g. risk category A, B, C). Access KOFAM that provides assistance in the risk categorisation of human studies.

Upon submission remember to register your study (e.g. ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) etc. Once EC approved your study will automatically be registered in KOFAM.

Wo kann ich Hilfe anfordern?

Your local CTU can support you with experienced staff regarding this topic

External Links

Swissethics – see in particular

  • BASEC (the EC submission portal) list of required documents for EC submission
  • RAPS: EC approved projects in Switzerland

Swissmedic – see in particular

  • Guidelines for CTA dossiers submitted

BAG – see in particular

  • Transplantationsgesetz, SR 810.21
  • Transplantationsverordnung, SR 810.211
  • Xenotransplantationsverordnung, SR 810.213
  • Strahlenschutzgesetz
  • Strahlenschutzverordnung

Study Registration

KOFAM is the SNCTP portal for human research for study registration and risk categorisation

SNCTP: FOPH Swiss national clinical trial portal

ClinicalTrials.gov – see in particular "Submit Studies"

WHO - ICTRP Registry Network

EudraCT - Clinical Trials Database

Swiss Law

OrgO-HRA – see in particular article

  • Ch. 1 Research and EC
  • Ch. 2 Coordination Office

HRA – see in particular article

  • Art. 2 Scope of the Law

ClinO – see in particular article and annexes

  • Art. 23 Coordination and information in authorisation procedures
  • Annex 3 Application documents to EC
  • Annex 4 Application documents to Swissmedic and FOPH
  • Annex 3, Chapter 6 FOPH application for studies involving radiation sources

ClinO-MD – see in particular annex

  • Annex 1 Application documents for study approval

HRO – see in particular articles and annex

  • Art. 23 Assessment, notification and reporting on the use of radiation sources
  • Annex 2 Based on study application documents to be submitted to the responsible EC and FOPH
Abkürzungen
  • BAG – Bundesamt für Gesundheit
  • BASEC - Business Administration System for Ethics Committees
  • ClinO – Clinical Trials Ordinance
  • ClinO-MD – Ordinance on Clinical Trials with Medical Device
  • CTU – Clinical Trials Unit
  • CTA – Clinical Trial Application
  • EC – Ethics Committee
  • FOPH – Federal Office of Public Health
  • HRA – Human Research Act
  • HRO – Human Research Ordinance
  • KOFAM – Koordinationsstelle Forschung am Menschen
  • OrgO-HRA - Ordinance on Organisational Aspects of the Human Research Act
  • RA - Regulatory Authorities
  • SNCTP – Swiss National Clinical Trials Portal
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Ends after having received ethics and regulatory approval

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Ends after successful study initiation

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