Why sponsors need a global view of clinical trial compliance

Francine Lane, vice president of global transparency at TrialScope, writes an Expert View on the challenges of meeting and exceeding differing disclosure expectations in different markets.

You are almost certainly conducting a clinical trial in a country that has some requirements around disclosing clinical trial data yet, like many trial sponsors, you may have only limited control and visibility into your global disclosure compliance. Clinical trials are conducted in almost every country in the world, and more than 90 of them have some requirements around disclosing clinical trial information.

Evolution of disclosure